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After 71 Years, Invalid Maricarmen (87) Evicted From Rental Home With Force and Tear Gas: 'Murderers!'

AD23 September · 20:154 hours ago

87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was forcibly evicted from her Madrid home after 71 years following a legal dispute with investment fund Urbagestión, which raised rent to an unaffordable level citing a technicality in her inheritance contract. The eviction involved riot police using tear gas and pepper spray against protesters, sparking outrage and symbolizing Spain's housing crisis, while demonstrators criticized regional President Isabel Díaz Ayuso amidst calls for justice.

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