Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, has died, a union says, after her forced eviction in September prompted protests across Spain.
The Chestnut Post Staff ·
Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish pensioner whose eviction triggered protests across the country, has died, according to a union cited by BBC News.
Abascal was taken out of her apartment on a stretcher during a forced eviction in September. She had lived there for more than seven decades.
Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News
