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Federal Trial Reopens in Corrientes as Forensic Experts Testify in Loan Peña Case

New police and lab evidence presented to the court could tie two accused to the missing five-year-old, shaping how prosecutors press charges.

Overview

  • The oral trial resumed this week in Corrientes with eight police officers and forensic specialists summoned to give technical testimony about search operations and laboratory analyses.
  • A forensic odorology expert told the court that scent samples collected in two vehicles belonging to accused parties matched the child’s reference samples with more than 92 percent reliability.
  • Four of the seven defendants in the main federal case have already testified, including ex-municipal official María Victoria Caillava and former commissioner Walter Maciel.
  • A parallel investigation track names ten additional people accused of obstructing the inquiry through alleged usurpation of titles and illegitimate deprivation of liberty.
  • Hearings are being held at Escuadrón 48 of the Gendarmería and are scheduled on Wednesdays and Thursdays through December while the family and community await clarity about what happened to Loan, who was last seen on June 13, 2024.