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Judicial Response Intensifies After Surge in Family Killings and Anti-Immigrant Riots

Authorities across Argentina, Mexico and Spain have moved swiftly to detain suspects, impose sentences and bolster security in response to recent deadly violence.

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Local police officers and Spanish civil guard agents take positions during the disturbances in Torre Pacheco, eastern Spain, Friday, July 12, 2025. (Martín C./Europa Press via AP)
Un joven murió tras ser atacado por viudas negras en Ciudadela
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Overview

  • Tomás Lucas Sanche Sanche began serving an 18-year prison term after his June conviction for the November 2023 shooting of his aunt in Mar del Plata.
  • In Salta’s Ciudad del Milagro, two individuals were ordered to remain in preventive custody over the fatal stabbing of a 43-year-old man found in his home.
  • Police in Rosario arrested a 26-year-old suspect for stabbing a scrapyard guard, and Jujuy authorities are probing two violent lootings by motochorros targeting a man and a 14-year-old girl.
  • Murcia authorities reinforced local security and increased Guardia Civil deployments after nine arrests for hate crimes and public disorder in the Torre Pacheco anti-immigrant unrest.
  • A parole review for Gustavo Aníbal Olivera, convicted in 2017 of killing Eduardo Cicchino, remains pending as judges weigh his request for conditional release.