Spanish politicians trade blame after death of octogenarian at heart of housing protests

MADRID: Spanish politicians traded blame on Thursday after the death of an 87-year-old woman who was evicted from her Madrid home exacerbated heated debates over housing ahead of an early election next month, as protests raged on across the country. Maricarmen Abascal, who died on Wednesday, had been hospitalized for severe anxiety and exhaustion since her dramatic eviction on September 23, though no cause of death has been announced. News that she had died enraged protesters camped out on sq