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Death During Dental Implant at Belgrano Clinic Prompts Homicide Inquiry

Prosecutors detained two doctors, with autopsy and toxicology pending to determine responsibility.

Overview

  • Victim Miguel Ángel Berlini, 64, never regained consciousness after sedation for a dental implant at Clínica Robles in Belgrano, and the SAME certified his death at 16:40.
  • The case is preliminarily classified as homicidio culposo, with the operating room sealed, the scene perited by the Criminalistics Unit, and medical records and credentials seized.
  • Those detained are plastic surgeon Marcelo Fernando Robles, owner of the clinic, and maxillofacial surgeon José Miguel Galeano, who had rented the operating room for the procedure.
  • The family alleges there was no anesthesiologist present and says Robles administered a sublingual sedative despite having paid for an anesthesia specialist.
  • Relatives report hours without information and claim staff urged them not to request an autopsy, while police noted the patient was found reclined with no signs of violence or disorder.