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12-Year-Old in ICU After Stray Christmas Bullet in Morón as CT Points to .40 Caliber

Forensic reading of her scan indicates a likely .40 round pending confirmation from ongoing ballistic tests.

Overview

  • Angelina, 12, was struck in the back of the head on the sidewalk during Christmas fireworks in Villa Sarmiento, Morón, in the early hours of the morning.
  • The projectile remains lodged in the posterior fossa with no exit wound, and doctors have postponed surgery while keeping her under intensive care at the Sanatorio/Clínica de la Trinidad.
  • Her condition is described as stable with a reserved prognosis, and relatives say the recovery process will be slow.
  • A CT-based expert review suggests the bullet is .40 caliber, though investigators are still considering 9mm pending definitive ballistics.
  • Police are conducting ballistic tests and analyzing items from the area to reconstruct the shot’s trajectory and identify the origin of the firing.