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Argentina Probes Spate of Home Invasions and Family Violence as Key Suspects Are Held

Prosecutors respond with autopsy orders, psychiatric evaluations and expanded forensic work across active files.

Overview

  • In Villa Rumipal (Córdoba), police found a 22-year-old dead under a bed and detained her 64-year-old mother by judicial order, with an autopsy and psychological evaluations now underway under the Río Tercero prosecutor’s office.
  • In Villa Elisa (La Plata), three hooded intruders tied up a 74-year-old and stole cash and electronics; investigators used cameras to track a black Volkswagen Bora and detained a 32-year-old driver who admitted transporting the suspects, two of whom are Chilean.
  • In Córdoba city, a 23-year-old was arrested after allegedly robbing and sexually assaulting a 75-year-old; a neighbor’s photo of the suspect as he left the building was key to the identification, and the victim received support at the Polo de la Mujer.
  • In another Córdoba case, a 30-year-old was captured after being accused of beating his partner and kicking their six-month-old baby, who suffered a fracture and remains hospitalized under the watch of the Family and Gender Violence prosecutor’s office.
  • In Guernica, investigators seek suspects after neighbors killed a 35-year-old accused of raping a 17-year-old, while a separate case probes a PFA corporal who, working as a driver, shot dead a 15-year-old alleged robber as searches for accomplices continue.