Overview
- The bodies were discovered in the bathtub of room 306 at the Ker Hotel on Marcelo T. de Alvear.
- Hotel staff alerted police after the guests missed breakfast and failed to check out, prompting entry to the room.
- Authorities identified the victims as Gisela Mercedes Yurka, 41, and her son Gabriel Saru Ovejero, 7, who had been reported missing the prior afternoon.
- Police reported no signs of forced entry or a ransacked room as forensic teams processed the scene.
- Prosecutor Laura Belloqui of Prosecutor's Office No. 59 leads an inquiry with autopsies and toxicology pending, while a filicide–suicide remains only a preliminary hypothesis.