Two years after the murder of the two sisters by their father, Tomás Gimeno, Beatriz Zimmermann continues with her life and her daughter Elsa, her reason for being
The second anniversary of the disappearance and death of the sisters Anna and Olivia has been commemorated in Spain. This case shocked the country and brought vicarious violence to the fore, in which children are used as objects of violence against mothers. The girls of Tenerife were murdered by their own father, Tomás Gimeno, who later took his own life. Two years later, the girls’ mother, Beatriz Zimmermann, has learned to accept the situation, but without ceasing to remember her daughters. Beatriz has relied on her husband Eric and her daughter Elsa, who was born a day before the first anniversary of her sisters’ disappearance, to keep going. Joaquín Amills, president of SOS Disappearedhas highlighted the importance of protecting minors and has recalled the legacy of Anna and Olivia in the fight so that cases like this are not repeated.
murdered by their father
On April 27, 2021, Anna and Olivia Gimeno lost their lives in Tenerife, in a case that shocked all of Spain. The girls were murdered by their own father, Tomás Gimeno, who later committed suicide. This crime brought to the public’s attention vicarious violence, in which children are used as objects of violence against mothers. The case generated a great wave of solidarity and support for the mother of the girls, Beatriz Zimmermann.
Two years later, the girls’ mother has learned to accept the situation, while still remembering her daughters. Beatriz has relied on her husband Eric and their daughter Elsa, who was born a day before the first anniversary of the disappearance of her sisters, to move on. Elsa looks a lot like her sisters and has been a great blessing in Beatriz and Eric’s lives. Despite the pain and suffering, Beatriz has shown a great example of love and self-improvement.
vicarious violence
Joaquin Amills, President of SOS Disappeared and spokesperson for the mother of the girls in the case, has also stressed the importance of protecting minors. “Children do not have an owner. The owner of children is life. Fathers and mothers are there to educate and train them, to put the seed of good values in them, but we are not the owners of our children,” she pointed out. . Amills has remembered the legacy of Anna and Olivia in the fight so that cases like this are not repeated.
The case of Anna and Olivia has had a great impact in Spain, especially in the Canary Islands, and has led to a greater debate and awareness about vicarious violence. It has also generated increased attention to the importance of protecting children and working to prevent violence and child abuse. The pain and sadness caused by the loss of Anna and Olivia will never go away, but their legacy lives on as they fight for a future where no child has to go through what they did.