Overview
- Diego (Ricardo) Zerda was formally charged with instigation to suicide and simple threats and was detained after being located at Hospital Obarrio in Tucumán.
- An ECIF medical expert concluded Zerda could understand and direct his actions, and a judge ordered custodial preventive detention for two months.
- Prosecutors presented a 1:13 TikTok live video, an audio sent to the victim’s brother at 4:17 a.m., screenshots and statements from three friends who watched the broadcast.
- The court heard the prosecution’s arguments on risks of flight and obstruction; the defense’s bid for hospital-based house arrest with monitoring was rejected.
- Investigators are extracting data from three phones, seeking records from TikTok and Meta and taking further interviews, as the family cites at least six prior complaints that were archived and new audio excerpts with violent language surface for review.