The Beniarbeig City Council has officially declared mourning for the recent death of the woman gored during the bullfighting events this morning during the town's patron saint festivities. For 24 hours the flags of the municipal buildings will fly at half-staff as a sign of mourning for her death.
In addition, the official municipal decree states that all acts of the patron saint festivities in honor of Sant Roc will be suspended today, Thursday, August 25. Similarly, the rest of the bullfighting program until the end of the celebrations has also been suspended.
The event occurred a few hours ago. The bullfighting organization had decided to return the heifer to the stable, since moments before it had taken another person, although without serious damage. While the animal was still in the arena, it charged the woman without giving her time to react.
