Overview

• Police arrested Uruguayan national Pablo Laurta at a hotel in Gualeguaychú a day after the killings, after he left Córdoba with his 5-year-old son.
• Authorities say he intended to cross the Uruguay River by barge to return illegally to Uruguay and evade an arrest warrant, and the child was placed under protective custody.
• A voice note Luna Giardina sent beforehand describes a purported intermediary proposing their son's birthday in Uruguay while excluding her mother and the suspect's aunt, which she forwarded to her lawyers.
• In the recording, Giardina expressed fear about Laurta's unpredictability, saying, “With someone like that you don’t know what he might do.”
• According to La Voz, Laurta faces an initial charge of double homicide aggravated by gender violence and firearm use and will be transferred to Bouwer prison.