Overview

• Guillermo “Paraguayo” Romero Molinas, the minor involved in the 2024 killing of 9-year-old Uma Aguilera, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Oct. 13, after three adult co-defendants received life terms in June.
• Pablo Rodríguez Laurta remains in custody after his arrest in Gualeguaychú with a pistol registered to him and items linked to a victim, as investigators detail a planned river crossing by kayak and multi-province movements.
• Entre Ríos prosecutors report a dismembered body found near Puerto Yeruá with a high probability of being missing driver Martín Sebastián Palacio, whose burned car was located in Córdoba days earlier.
• Authorities are coordinating Laurta’s transfer to Córdoba in the double femicide case and determining custody arrangements for his young son, with social services evaluating family placement.
• In Peru, youth and university groups have called a nationwide strike for Oct. 15 demanding President José Jerí’s departure, while the PNP and prosecutors vow to ensure security and several transport unions say they will not join.