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Mother and 7-Year-Old Son Found Dead in Recoleta Hotel

Authorities have opened a criminal inquiry, with autopsies and toxicology pending to determine the cause of death.

Overview

  • The bodies were discovered in room 306 of the Hotel Ker on Marcelo T. de Alvear 1368 in Buenos Aires.
  • Hotel staff alerted police after the pair did not appear for breakfast or check out, and the manager received no response at the door around midmorning.
  • Officers found the 41-year-old woman in the bathtub and the child deceased in the same room, according to police sources.
  • The investigation is led by Fiscalía Criminal y Correccional No. 59 under prosecutor Laura Belloqui, who summoned the hotel manager and cleaning staff to give statements.
  • Investigators are reviewing security footage and communications and seeking relatives, and both victims are Argentine nationals who had checked in the previous day for a one-night stay.