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Comodoro Rivadavia Woman Found Dead After Night Walk as Police Probe Possible Femicide

Prosecutors have opened a homicide investigation with a possible femicide classification pending autopsy results.

Overview

  • Valeria Schwab, 38, was discovered around 4 a.m. in a ravine off the coastal path near the Eureka sector by Route 3 below Cerro Chenque.
  • Officials reported visible abrasions on the body, and an autopsy scheduled for today is expected to clarify cause and timing of death.
  • Prosecutor Marcelo Cretton said the case shows signs of a violent, forced death and is being treated as a homicide with femicide under review.
  • Her last known contact was a message near Las Torres around 11 p.m., and an Instagram photo from Avenida Ducos is helping reconstruct her route.
  • Police, firefighters, and forensic teams processed the scene, are reviewing security cameras and taking statements, while her family dismisses robbery and has called a 6 p.m. rally at Plaza Kompuchewe to demand justice and better lighting.