Overview
- Rosalía Paniagua took the stand before San Isidro’s TOC No. 4 and admitted she killed the 71-year-old engineer, saying it “got out of hand” during her testimony on Wednesday.
- She described a violent struggle in a guest room, saying she headbutted and kicked him and used a cord from her pendant to choke him after he caught her taking his phone.
- Forensic experts reported Paniagua’s DNA under the victim’s nails and hair consistent with a struggle, and they found no evidence of a third participant.
- Investigators traced her exit via CCTV and geolocation, documented her removing the phone’s SIM at Presidente Derqui station, and recovered the victim’s Bluetooth speaker from her home while a stolen candelabrum was sold to a metal buyer.
- Paniagua’s attempt to implicate the victim’s partner over the phone theft is disputed by case sources, and closing arguments are scheduled for Friday.