Overview
- The infant was rushed from Camilo Aldao to the Children’s Hospital of Córdoba, where doctors found a cerebral hemorrhage and additional injuries not compatible with a household accident.
- The child’s condition deteriorated, doctors determined brain death, and life support was withdrawn on Monday, according to local reports.
- The parents, aged 24 and 18, were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of homicide qualified by the bond, a charge that can carry a life sentence, said prosecutor Fernando Epelde.
- An autopsy has been conducted in Córdoba and authorities are awaiting official results while collecting witness statements in the family’s community.
- Investigators report the baby was otherwise healthy and not malnourished, note no prior documented violence toward the child, and review possible prior alerts and protective-system responses, with toxicology testing for the parents under consideration.