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Autopsy Confirms Gunshot Killing of Daiana Mendieta With Investigation Turning to Forensic Links

A preliminary autopsy found a fatal gunshot, prompting prosecutors to center the probe on laboratory results that could tie seized weapons, phones and a pickup to a detained neighbor.

Daiana Mendieta, la víctima del caso, tenía 22 años.
Femicidio de Daiana Mendieta
El trabajo de la Policía de Entre Ríos en la zona rural donde encontraron el cuerpo de Daiana Magalí Mendieta (22).
Triste desenlace: el cuerpo de Daiana Mendieta fue hallado dentro de un aljibe

Overview

  • Search teams found the 22-year-old’s body in a camouflaged well about 10 meters deep on the rural track Los Zorrinos near National Route 12.
  • Police arrested Gustavo “Pino” Brondino, 55, after he resisted an allanamiento with a firearm, and he remains in custody as the primary suspect.
  • Investigators seized two mobile phones, two carbines and a white Toyota Hilux linked to the case, with ballistics, blood and trace analyses pending.
  • Authorities are reviewing call logs, WhatsApp activity, security cameras and testimonies to map contacts and movements before the killing.
  • Daiana’s Chevrolet Corsa was found abandoned with the keys inside and no signs of force, and the case is pursued as a suspected femicide under prosecutors Emilce Reynoso and Sergio Saliski.