Overview
- Jonathan José Smith was struck in the head with a car key during a Sub-16 girls’ match at Club GEVE in Berazategui after a dispute spread from players to parents and relatives.
- Doctors reported the operation was successful and that major arteries were not compromised, but his prognosis is guarded and he is being monitored in intensive care.
- Smith, a General Lamadrid player and delegate for Estrella de Plátanos where his daughter plays, suffered a cranial fracture and was first treated at Hospital Evita Pueblo before transfer.
- Police detained Gastón Omar Álvarez, 40, seized his Chevrolet Zafira and part of the key, and planned to transfer him to give a statement on Friday.
- Prosecutors moved the case to UFI No. 3 and reclassified it as attempted homicide following medical-legal findings.