Overview

• Claudia Alejandra Simón was interviewed as a witness in the inquiry over Rubén Zukerman’s July 3 death at his Zelarrayán apartment in Bahía Blanca.
• The preliminary autopsy ruled the cause as acute cardiorespiratory arrest linked to multiple chronic illnesses, and toxicology analyses are due within days.
• Marina Lara has stated there is currently no objective evidence to suspect third-party involvement by Simón in Zukerman’s passing.
• Natasha Zukerman had earlier flagged a secret July 2024 marriage, disputed signatures and an unsuccessful attempt by Simón to cremate her father’s body.
• Simón’s judicial record includes a 2016 suspended fraud sentence and the 2023 threats complaint filed by Zukerman, both noted in the ongoing investigation.