Overview
- Grandparents found Diana Gómez Russo, 9, dead at the family home in La Banda and alerted police.
- The mother, María de los Ángeles Russo, was arrested after telling officers she had given her daughter clonazepam the night before.
- Prosecutor Natalia Saavedra provisionally classified the case as homicide aggravated by the relationship and ordered autopsy and toxicology testing.
- A preliminary forensic exam noted no external signs of violence, and investigators estimate death occurred within eight hours of discovery after pills were likely given between dinner and bedtime.
- Authorities requested a forensic psychiatric evaluation of the suspect following reports that she had discontinued prior treatment for schizophrenia.