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Argentine Pensioner, 72, Dies After Brutal Bicycle Robbery in Moreno

Prosecutors opened a homicide case following the identification of a suspect.

Overview

  • The victim, Mario Raúl Rueda, was attacked on November 28 in Cuartel V as he returned from his niece’s home, and his bicycle was stolen.
  • An assailant struck him in the head with an improvised firearm known locally as an arma tumbera, according to the reports.
  • Rueda suffered massive cranial trauma, was hospitalized at Clínica La Torre, and died Thursday after four cardiac arrests.
  • Investigators reconstructed the assault using surveillance footage, and an autopsy was ordered by UFI No. 2 prosecutor Carina Saucedo.
  • A suspect identified as 18-year-old Miguel Ángel Ozorio has been placed at the scene and was reported detained by local outlets.