Overview

• The Tribunal Oral N°11 found Suárez guilty of homicide in occasion of robbery by a 2–1 vote after a four‑month trial.
• Prosecutor Nicolás Amelotti had sought a life sentence under homicidio agravado criminis causa, which the majority rejected.
• The court set September 4 for publication of the written reasoning that will frame the next steps for appeals.
• Barbieri, 42, was fatally stabbed on August 30, 2023 in Palermo; investigators tied Suárez to the case through extensive CCTV analysis, a key eyewitness and a knife with the victim’s DNA.
• Police arrested Suárez on September 4, 2023 in Barrio 31; judges rejected defense nullity claims and declared him a repeat offender as the victim’s family and the prosecutor signaled they will appeal.