Overview

• On Monday afternoon, a motorcyclist twice approached C5N journalist Sofía Pérez D’Abreu and cameraman Beto Pereyra during a live report in front of Clínica Vélez Sarsfield, attempting to seize their phone.
• The crew paused the transmission briefly and resumed after confirming there were no injuries and no equipment was taken.
• The broadcast was covering the case of an infant poisoned by contaminated fentanyl in Córdoba Province when the robbery attempt occurred.
• The video spread rapidly on social media, reigniting debates about the rise of ‘motochorro’ robberies targeting passersby and field reporters.
• No arrests have been reported as discussions over public insecurity and journalists’ safety continue to escalate.