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Argentina Probes Two Killings: Tucumán Autopsy Confirms Brutal Homicide, Mendoza Detains Godson

The cases highlight contrasting stages of inquiry in a country grappling with gender-based violence.

Overview

  • In San Miguel de Tucumán, forensic examiners said Erika Antonella Álvarez, 25, died from severe craniofacial trauma with cervical dislocation.
  • The Homicide Prosecutor’s Office led by María del Carmen Reuter is reconstructing her final hours, and no suspects are in custody.
  • Family members identified her body found in Manantial Sur by waste collectors, and relatives called a 7:30 p.m. march in Plaza Independencia to demand justice.
  • In Las Heras, Mendoza, police found Silvia Susana Rodríguez, 74, dead in her home and detained her godson Juan Manuel Ramírez and his partner after contradictions.
  • Investigators reported cocaine and alcohol at the scene, a partial admission that the death occurred days earlier, and possible femicide with a robbery motive under review.