Overview

• The victim’s son, David Colazo, said his mother refused medical help and was never forcibly confined in the Despeñaderos home.
• Judge-ordered arrest warrants have kept husband Sergio Colaso and his 22-year-old daughter in custody on charges of aggravated abandonment.
• Two other adult children are formally charged but remain free pending further investigation under secreto de sumario.
• The rescued woman remains hospitalized at Hospital Arturo Illia in Alta Gracia for treatment of severe malnutrition and psychological trauma.
• Local social services are providing support to an 11-year-old sibling as authorities investigate how extreme neglect went undetected for decades.