Overview
- Police detained the suspect in the public sphere on Saturday morning on Av. General Álvarez de Arenales 520 in the Juniors neighborhood after roughly 48 hours at large.
- The attack was reported around 7:30 a.m. Thursday in an apartment at Catamarca and Ovidio Lagos in General Paz, where money was also taken.
- Neighbors called 911 after hearing the victim’s cries, and witnesses say the attacker fled through the building and across nearby roofs while officers remained outside.
- A neighbor photographed the fleeing man, and the image circulated online, which authorities and residents say was key to identifying him.
- The victim filed a criminal complaint and received medical and psychosocial support at the Polo de la Mujer as witnesses are being called to testify and residents criticize the police response.