A wave of violence struck the Atlántico department, bringing the total number of women killed in 2026 to seventy‑two. The latest incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, when a mother and her fourteen‑year‑old daughter were murdered in the community of Soledad. The murders added to a pattern of increasing homicides against women that local groups have been tracking. Women's organisations publicly warned that the rising death toll signals a deepening security crisis. Advocates called on authorities to intensify protection measures for women in the department. The community expressed growing alarm over the frequency of such attacks.