Overview
- This week, two senior Policía Federal investigators testified that, based on scene study and witness interviews, they concluded the five‑year‑old Loan Peña was taken from the area rather than leaving on his own.
- Investigators described physical evidence on a vehicle linked to accused parties, citing dents on the right side, human blood traces on the right front wheel, and that the vehicle was washed the same afternoon.
- Phone forensic reports presented at trial showed deleted information and a roughly 14:30–15:30 window of inactivity on the accused phones the day Loan disappeared, and one witness acknowledged a phone reached for forensics without a full chain of custody.
- Prosecutors say a so‑called 'banda del hotel' brought witnesses, including minors and vulnerable women, to the Hotel Despertar del Iberá in moves the state alleges sought to influence testimony and obstruct the probe.
- Witnesses and investigators criticized early response errors, especially the lack of an immediate perimeter operation, and the court has scheduled further testimony as the prosecution builds its case while Loan’s whereabouts remain unknown.