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Marcela Acuña Assaults Five Prison Officers, Isolated as Chaco Femicide Trial Proceeds

Her isolation follows growing tension inside the women’s unit, where other inmates had formally sought her removal.

Overview

  • The confrontation occurred on November 5 in Pavilion 3, Cell 1 of the Women’s Penitentiary in Resistencia, according to official records.
  • Five female officers—Luciana Romero, Viviana Pawizki, Camila Martínez, Gavilán Soto and Lucía Benítez—sustained bruises and abrasions classified as minor.
  • Prison authorities placed Acuña in an individual cell after escalating conflicts, following a written petition by most inmates seeking her exclusion along with cellmates Fabiana González and Griselda Reynoso.
  • The Chaco penitentiary service filed a detailed report to the court overseeing the case, and Acuña recently apologized to the victim’s mother in an interview while maintaining her innocence.
  • Crónica reports that Acuña filed complaints about her detention and announced a hunger strike, as the jury trial in Resistencia continues for her, her husband Emerenciano Sena, her son César and other co-defendants.