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Córdoba Man Detained After Scalding Two Officers During Domestic Violence Call

Police say he was subdued with a chemical incapacitant, with the case now in the hands of judicial authorities.

Overview

  • The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at a home on Federico Rauch 2000 in Villa Corina, Córdoba.
  • Officers responded to a report that the 43-year-old had assaulted his 78-year-old mother.
  • As police arrived, the suspect threw a bucket of hot water, causing burn injuries to two officers.
  • One officer suffered burns to the forearms and arm, the other had facial burns and was referred to an ophthalmologist for a possible eye injury, with both treated at the Instituto del Quemado.
  • The mother was taken to Hospital Italiano with abrasions to her left eye and back, and the detainee remains in custody as investigators review the incident.