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Gastón Zárate Detained for Homicide in Río Cuarto Football Clash

He has been charged with simple homicide, with authorities awaiting autopsy findings to confirm how the confrontation became fatal.

Gastón Zárate, el pintor que estuvo cuatro años imputado sin pruebas en el caso del crimen de Nora Dalmasso. En 2012 fue sobreseído. Foto Eugenio Agostini
Gastón Zárate, nuevamente involucrado en un crimen.
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Overview

  • On August 16, during a match at the private Complejo El Águila in Río Cuarto, Zárate struck 37-year-old Rubén Ezequiel Acuña Ustarroz with a 40-centimeter iron bar, causing an instantaneous death.
  • Policía de Río Cuarto officers detained Zárate at the scene and transferred him to the Fiscalía de Instrucción de Segunda Nominación, where fiscal Javier Di Santo formally imputed him for homicidio simple.
  • Investigators have seized security-camera footage and recorded witness statements as part of ongoing peritajes aimed at reconstructing the sequence of events.
  • Forensic teams have ordered an autopsy on the victim and will analyze physical evidence to establish the precise mechanics of the fatal blow.
  • Zárate’s arrest has reignited public scrutiny over his 2007 detention and 2011 exoneration in the Nora Dalmasso case, intensifying media and community attention.