Overview
- The baby was taken from Camilo Aldao to the Hospital de Niños in Córdoba, where doctors found a cerebral hemorrhage and other injuries inconsistent with an accident.
- Doctors declared brain death and the child was disconnected from life support on Monday, following no prospect of neurological recovery.
- The parents, aged 24 and 18, were detained on the prosecutor’s order and formally imputed with homicidio calificado por el vínculo, a charge that can carry life imprisonment.
- An autopsy and toxicology tests are underway as investigators gather statements from relatives and neighbors and review any child-protection records.
- The prosecutor said the infant was healthy and not malnourished, there were no prior reports of violence involving the child, and the father has a record for property crimes.