Overview
- The body was found on the morning of January 1 on a rural road near the Sociedad Rural area of Villa María with signs of violence reported by investigators.
- Delfina Aimino’s identity was confirmed after forensic work that included medical record checks and a fingerprint match at the police laboratory.
- Police traced a Ford Ka seen on security cameras, located the 23-year-old suspect at his mother’s home, and detained him in an urgent search.
- Officers seized the vehicle, clothing with possible bloodstains, and a knife that will be compared with the victim’s wounds to assess whether it was the weapon.
- Prosecutor Silvia Maldonado formally charged the detainee with homicidio calificado as authorities examine whether the case constitutes a femicide.