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Mother and 7-Year-Old Found Dead in Recoleta Hotel as Investigators Weigh Multiple Scenarios

Autopsy results are pending after police reported no forced entry, with medical items recovered in the bathroom.

Overview

  • The victims were identified as teacher Gisela Mercedes Yurka, 41, and her son Gabriel Saru Ovejero, 7, residents of González Catán.
  • Hotel staff entered room 306 at the Ker Hotel after missed breakfast and check-out, finding both bodies in the bathtub.
  • Initial scene checks noted no signs of forced entry or disorder, a scalpel in a soap dish, and two insulin syringes in the bathroom.
  • Preliminary assessments reported multiple cutting wounds on the mother’s forearms and neck, with the child showing signs consistent with asphyxia by immersion; investigators indicated the child may have died first.
  • Fiscalía Criminal y Correccional Nº59 under Laura Belloqui leads the case as an inquiry into causes of death, with multiple hypotheses under review and further forensic tests pending.