Overview
- Judge ordered two months of preventive detention after a forensic examiner concluded the accused is fit to understand and direct his actions.
- The case file includes a 1:13 TikTok live video, screenshots, an audio sent to the victim’s brother that prosecutors classify as a threat, and witness statements.
- Diego (Ricardo) Zerda was formally charged with instigation to suicide and simple threats, the latter tied to the audio directed at the victim’s brother.
- Investigators are extracting data from three seized phones and have requested records from TikTok and Meta to reconstruct communications and activity.
- The family and their lawyer say at least six prior complaints since 2022 were archived or weakly enforced, raising scrutiny of earlier protective measures.