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Netflix’s ‘50 Segundos’ Reignites Báez Sosa Case as Victim’s Mother Posts Scathing Reproach

The Netflix series renews scrutiny by putting convicted attackers on camera for the first time.

Overview

  • Graciela Sosa condemned the eight convicted rugby players in a Facebook post, recounting the ambush, alleged discrimination, and the absence of apologies after her son’s killing.
  • The docuseries presents key forensic material from the case, including video of Ciro Pertossi licking his knuckles and records of his Google searches hours after the attack.
  • Several of the convicted men appear on camera in the series for the first time, offering their own accounts of the night, the trial experience, and the media attention.
  • The convictions handed down in 2023 remain in force, with five defendants serving life sentences and three serving 15-year terms as secondary participants.
  • Reporting details their detention at Melchor Romero’s Unit 3, with weekly family visits, separation from the general population, recreation and literacy workshops, and conditions described by a defense lawyer as standard rights rather than privileges.