Overview
- Police removed the child from the Plaza Colón fountain and triggered child-protection protocols.
- The father first called 911 to report his son missing, then told investigators his partner left the boy at the plaza.
- Fiscal Carolina Parodi opened an abandonment-of-person case, and officers arrested the mother at a residence in Barrio Centenario.
- The child was treated for mild dehydration, placed under state protection, and is temporarily with his father pending judicial decisions.
- Investigators are analyzing witness statements and security-camera footage as municipal officials cite prior caregiving concerns and alleged maternal substance use in 2021.