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Palermo Antisemitic Attack: Prosecutors Order Psychiatric Evaluation of Suspect

Prosecutors ordered a psychiatric evaluation of the suspect following a complaint now handled by Fiscalía No. 5.

Overview

  • Influencer Michelle Iman Schmukler reported that a neighbor shouted antisemitic slurs and hurled a metal bar toward her and her eight-month-old at their Palermo home.
  • The couple say responding officers advised them to move out and the on-duty prosecutor initially authorized a panic button rather than a detention.
  • Fiscalía de Primera Instancia N°5 summoned the victim, confirmed assignment of a panic button, and a City Police patrol car was stationed outside the residence.
  • DAIA publicly labeled the incident a grave antisemitic aggression and said the family is under police protection, while the City’s Security Ministry referred alleged police inaction to Internal Affairs.
  • Clarín reports the prosecutor ordered a psychiatric evaluation at Hospital Fernández; the suspect attended voluntarily and is to return for further studies with police accompaniment, a socio-environmental report was ordered, and he remains in the building without reported detention.