Housing drama unfolds again

The suicide of a man who was was about to be evicted from his apartment in Cornellà de Llobregat, near Barcelona, has put the spotlight on the housing crisis once again.

The 45-year-old man, who lived with his partner, jumped out of the window after police knocked on his door on Thursday. He lived on the 10th floor. It was the third time that a judge had ordered the couple out of their apartment.

Two previous evictions were stopped after the Cornellà city council issued reports certifying the couple’s social vulnerability. A third report was sent to court on Wednesday afternoon, a day before a new attempt to oust the couple.