diff --git a/app/api/api_v1/routers/event.py b/app/api/api_v1/routers/event.py
index 9e633004..b1f2699e 100644
--- a/app/api/api_v1/routers/event.py
+++ b/app/api/api_v1/routers/event.py
@@ -147,3 +147,31 @@ async def update_event(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail=detail)
 
     return event
+
+
+@r.delete(
+    "/events/{import_id}",
+)
+async def delete_event(
+    import_id: str,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Deletes a specific event given the import id.
+
+    :param str import_id: Specified import_id.
+    :raises HTTPException: If the event is not found a 404 is returned.
+    """
+    try:
+        event_deleted = event_service.delete(import_id)
+    except ValidationError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail=e.message)
+    except RepositoryError as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, detail=e.message
+        )
+
+    if not event_deleted:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
+            detail=f"Event not deleted: {import_id}",
+        )
diff --git a/app/clients/db/models/law_policy/family.py b/app/clients/db/models/law_policy/family.py
index f94984ba..e78a53be 100644
--- a/app/clients/db/models/law_policy/family.py
+++ b/app/clients/db/models/law_policy/family.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class EventStatus(BaseModelEnum):
     # case we will need to validate, remove unnecessary duplicates & create new
     # events through a data cleaning exercise.
     DUPLICATED = "Duplicated"
+    DELETED = "Deleted"
 
 
 class FamilyEventType(Base):
diff --git a/app/repository/event.py b/app/repository/event.py
index cb490e97..063d6d21 100644
--- a/app/repository/event.py
+++ b/app/repository/event.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def update(db: Session, import_id: str, event: EventWriteDTO) -> bool:
 
     :param db Session: the database connection
     :param str import_id: The event import id to change.
-    :param DocumentDTO event: The new values
+    :param EventDTO event: The new values
     :return bool: True if new values were set otherwise false.
     """
     new_values = event.model_dump()
@@ -208,6 +208,34 @@ def update(db: Session, import_id: str, event: EventWriteDTO) -> bool:
     return True
 
 
+def delete(db: Session, import_id: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Deletes a single event by the import id.
+
+    :param db Session: the database connection
+    :param str import_id: The event import id to delete.
+    :return bool: True if deleted False if not.
+    """
+
+    found = (
+        db.query(FamilyEvent).filter(FamilyEvent.import_id == import_id).one_or_none()
+    )
+    if found is None:
+        return False
+
+    result = db.execute(
+        db_update(FamilyEvent)
+        .where(FamilyEvent.import_id == import_id)
+        .values(status=EventStatus.DELETED)
+    )
+    if result.rowcount == 0:  # type: ignore
+        msg = f"Could not delete event : {import_id}"
+        _LOGGER.error(msg)
+        raise RepositoryError(msg)
+
+    return True
+
+
 def count(db: Session) -> Optional[int]:
     """
     Counts the number of family events in the repository.
diff --git a/app/service/event.py b/app/service/event.py
index c4922405..331bb332 100644
--- a/app/service/event.py
+++ b/app/service/event.py
@@ -123,6 +123,21 @@ def update(
         raise RepositoryError(f"Error when updating event {import_id}")
 
 
+@db_session.with_transaction(__name__)
+@validate_call(config=ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True))
+def delete(import_id: str, db: Session = db_session.get_db()) -> bool:
+    """
+    Deletes the event specified by the import_id.
+
+    :param str import_id: The import_id of the event to delete.
+    :raises RepositoryError: raised on a database error.
+    :raises ValidationError: raised should the import_id be invalid.
+    :return bool: True if deleted else False.
+    """
+    id.validate(import_id)
+    return event_repo.delete(db, import_id)
+
+
 @validate_call(config=ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True))
 def count() -> Optional[int]:
     """
diff --git a/integration_tests/event/test_delete.py b/integration_tests/event/test_delete.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d71fb0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/event/test_delete.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from fastapi import status
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from app.clients.db.models.law_policy import FamilyEvent, EventStatus
+from integration_tests.setup_db import setup_db
+import app.repository.event as event_repo
+
+
+def test_delete_event(client: TestClient, test_db: Session, admin_user_header_token):
+    setup_db(test_db)
+    response = client.delete("/api/v1/events/E.0.0.2", headers=admin_user_header_token)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+    assert (
+        test_db.query(FamilyEvent)
+        .filter(FamilyEvent.status == EventStatus.DELETED)
+        .count()
+        == 1
+    )
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+
+
+def test_delete_event_when_not_authenticated(
+    client: TestClient, test_db: Session, mocker
+):
+    setup_db(test_db)
+    mocker.spy(event_repo, "delete")
+    response = client.delete(
+        "/api/v1/events/E.0.0.2",
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+    assert (
+        test_db.query(FamilyEvent)
+        .filter(FamilyEvent.status == EventStatus.DELETED)
+        .count()
+        == 0
+    )
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+    assert event_repo.delete.call_count == 0
+
+
+def test_delete_event_rollback(
+    client: TestClient,
+    test_db: Session,
+    rollback_event_repo,
+    admin_user_header_token,
+):
+    setup_db(test_db)
+    response = client.delete("/api/v1/events/E.0.0.2", headers=admin_user_header_token)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+    assert (
+        test_db.query(FamilyEvent)
+        .filter(FamilyEvent.status == EventStatus.DELETED)
+        .count()
+        == 0
+    )
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+    assert rollback_event_repo.delete.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_delete_event_when_not_found(
+    client: TestClient, test_db: Session, admin_user_header_token
+):
+    setup_db(test_db)
+    response = client.delete("/api/v1/events/E.0.0.22", headers=admin_user_header_token)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+    data = response.json()
+    assert data["detail"] == "Event not deleted: E.0.0.22"
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+    assert (
+        test_db.query(FamilyEvent)
+        .filter(FamilyEvent.status == EventStatus.DELETED)
+        .count()
+        == 0
+    )
+    assert test_db.query(FamilyEvent).count() == 3
+
+
+def test_delete_event_when_db_error(
+    client: TestClient, test_db: Session, bad_event_repo, admin_user_header_token
+):
+    setup_db(test_db)
+    response = client.delete("/api/v1/events/E.0.0.1", headers=admin_user_header_token)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
+    data = response.json()
+    assert data["detail"] == "Bad Repo"
+    assert bad_event_repo.delete.call_count == 1
diff --git a/integration_tests/mocks/bad_event_repo.py b/integration_tests/mocks/bad_event_repo.py
index d7452226..29c1317d 100644
--- a/integration_tests/mocks/bad_event_repo.py
+++ b/integration_tests/mocks/bad_event_repo.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ def mock_create(_, data: EventCreateDTO) -> Optional[EventReadDTO]:
     def mock_update(_, import_id, data: EventReadDTO) -> Optional[EventReadDTO]:
         raise RepositoryError("Bad Repo")
 
+    def mock_delete(_, import_id: str) -> bool:
+        raise RepositoryError("Bad Repo")
+
     def mock_get_count(_) -> Optional[int]:
         raise RepositoryError("Bad Repo")
 
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ def mock_get_count(_) -> Optional[int]:
     monkeypatch.setattr(repo, "update", mock_update)
     mocker.spy(repo, "update")
 
+    monkeypatch.setattr(repo, "delete", mock_delete)
+    mocker.spy(repo, "delete")
+
     monkeypatch.setattr(repo, "count", mock_get_count)
     mocker.spy(repo, "count")
 
diff --git a/integration_tests/mocks/rollback_event_repo.py b/integration_tests/mocks/rollback_event_repo.py
index 9a14dd01..2a490ded 100644
--- a/integration_tests/mocks/rollback_event_repo.py
+++ b/integration_tests/mocks/rollback_event_repo.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 def mock_rollback_event_repo(event_repo, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch, mocker):
     actual_create = event_repo.create
     actual_update = event_repo.update
+    actual_delete = event_repo.delete
 
     def mock_create_event(db, data: EventCreateDTO) -> Optional[EventReadDTO]:
         actual_create(db, data)
@@ -18,8 +19,15 @@ def mock_update_event(db, import_id: str, data: EventWriteDTO) -> EventReadDTO:
         actual_update(db, import_id, data)
         raise NoResultFound()
 
+    def mock_delete_document(db, import_id: str) -> bool:
+        actual_delete(db, import_id)
+        raise NoResultFound()
+
     monkeypatch.setattr(event_repo, "create", mock_create_event)
     mocker.spy(event_repo, "create")
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(event_repo, "update", mock_update_event)
     mocker.spy(event_repo, "update")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(event_repo, "delete", mock_delete_document)
+    mocker.spy(event_repo, "delete")
diff --git a/unit_tests/mocks/repos/event_repo.py b/unit_tests/mocks/repos/event_repo.py
index 6bfa57bd..ffc2cabc 100644
--- a/unit_tests/mocks/repos/event_repo.py
+++ b/unit_tests/mocks/repos/event_repo.py
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ def mock_update(_, import_id: str, data: EventWriteDTO) -> EventReadDTO:
             raise exc.NoResultFound()
         return create_event_read_dto("a.b.c.d")
 
+    def mock_delete(_, import_id: str) -> bool:
+        maybe_throw()
+        return not event_repo.return_empty
+
     def mock_get_count(_) -> Optional[int]:
         maybe_throw()
         if not event_repo.return_empty:
@@ -64,5 +68,8 @@ def mock_get_count(_) -> Optional[int]:
     monkeypatch.setattr(event_repo, "update", mock_update)
     mocker.spy(event_repo, "update")
 
+    monkeypatch.setattr(event_repo, "delete", mock_delete)
+    mocker.spy(event_repo, "delete")
+
     monkeypatch.setattr(event_repo, "count", mock_get_count)
     mocker.spy(event_repo, "count")
diff --git a/unit_tests/mocks/services/event_service.py b/unit_tests/mocks/services/event_service.py
index 127018fd..cd72fac9 100644
--- a/unit_tests/mocks/services/event_service.py
+++ b/unit_tests/mocks/services/event_service.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ def mock_update_event(
                 import_id, "family_import_id", data.event_title
             )
 
+    def mock_delete_event(_) -> bool:
+        maybe_throw()
+        return not event_service.missing
+
     def mock_count_event() -> Optional[int]:
         maybe_throw()
         if event_service.missing:
@@ -67,5 +71,8 @@ def mock_count_event() -> Optional[int]:
     monkeypatch.setattr(event_service, "update", mock_update_event)
     mocker.spy(event_service, "update")
 
+    monkeypatch.setattr(event_service, "delete", mock_delete_event)
+    mocker.spy(event_service, "delete")
+
     monkeypatch.setattr(event_service, "count", mock_count_event)
     mocker.spy(event_service, "count")
diff --git a/unit_tests/routers/test_event.py b/unit_tests/routers/test_event.py
index 1884a2d4..f14d230b 100644
--- a/unit_tests/routers/test_event.py
+++ b/unit_tests/routers/test_event.py
@@ -109,3 +109,30 @@ def test_update_when_not_found(
     data = response.json()
     assert data["detail"] == "Event not updated: a.b.c.d"
     assert event_service_mock.update.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_delete_when_ok(
+    client: TestClient, event_service_mock, admin_user_header_token
+):
+    response = client.delete("/api/v1/events/event1", headers=admin_user_header_token)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+    assert event_service_mock.delete.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_delete_event_fails_if_not_admin(
+    client: TestClient, event_service_mock, user_header_token
+):
+    response = client.delete("/api/v1/events/event1", headers=user_header_token)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
+    assert event_service_mock.delete.call_count == 0
+
+
+def test_delete_when_not_found(
+    client: TestClient, event_service_mock, admin_user_header_token
+):
+    event_service_mock.missing = True
+    response = client.delete("/api/v1/events/event1", headers=admin_user_header_token)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND
+    data = response.json()
+    assert data["detail"] == "Event not deleted: event1"
+    assert event_service_mock.delete.call_count == 1
diff --git a/unit_tests/service/test_event_service.py b/unit_tests/service/test_event_service.py
index 32f1c770..7f8a9e32 100644
--- a/unit_tests/service/test_event_service.py
+++ b/unit_tests/service/test_event_service.py
@@ -127,6 +127,31 @@ def test_update_raises_when_invalid_id(
     assert event_repo_mock.update.call_count == 0
 
 
+# --- DELETE
+
+
+def test_delete(event_repo_mock):
+    ok = event_service.delete("a.b.c.d")
+    assert ok
+    assert event_repo_mock.delete.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_delete_when_missing(event_repo_mock):
+    event_repo_mock.return_empty = True
+    ok = event_service.delete("a.b.c.d")
+    assert not ok
+    assert event_repo_mock.delete.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_delete_raises_when_invalid_id(event_repo_mock):
+    import_id = "invalid"
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
+        event_service.delete(import_id)
+    expected_msg = f"The import id {import_id} is invalid!"
+    assert e.value.message == expected_msg
+    assert event_repo_mock.delete.call_count == 0
+
+
 # --- COUNT