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Forensic Expert Says Remains Found at Sena Site Were Incinerated at Over 800°C for Hours

The account bolsters the prosecution’s claim of intentional burning ahead of closing arguments.

Overview

  • Anthropologist Anahí Ginarte testified that bone fragments recovered at the Campo Rossi piggery showed complete calcination from exposure to temperatures above 800°C for three to seven hours.
  • Ginarte identified vertebrae, ribs, skull, long bones, phalanges and teeth from a single adult woman and said the damage prevented DNA recovery.
  • Neighbor Francisco Ríos supported an alibi for Gustavo Melgarejo and Griselda Reinoso by testifying they were drinking until midnight on June 2, undermining the claim they kept a fire burning that night.
  • Defense witness Catalina Ferreyra described Marcela Acuña as unusually nervous on June 2 and said proceedings showed a message from Acuña to Gustavo Obregón referring to a possible body, casting doubt on the defense’s version.
  • Victim family lawyer Gustavo Briend argued that César Sena was the material perpetrator assisted by his parents and suggested a verdict could arrive by Friday, while jurors continue hearing testimony.