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Body Found in La Plata Home After Odor Complaint as Police Open Death Inquiry

Forensic testing is pending under Prosecutor Eugenia Di Lorenzo.

Overview

  • Neighbors in San Carlos called police after days of a strong foul smell from a house at calles 527 and 138.
  • Officers forced entry and found an unidentified man on a bed in an advanced state of decomposition.
  • Initial scene checks noted no signs of violence, robbery or disorder, so investigators preliminarily ruled out homicide.
  • The case is classified as an averiguación de muerte, and the body was transferred to the judicial morgue for autopsy.
  • Residents said the man kept to himself and may have been caring for the property, which has been secured for peritaje.