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Pension Trustee Arrested After 80-Year-Old Was Abandoned Alive on Buenos Aires Rural Road

Investigators cite video evidence, phone data, ATM withdrawals tying him to the August abandonment that caused the 80-year-old's death.

Overview

  • Police in Buenos Aires Province detained C. E. O., the victim’s pension trustee, in Glew on suspicion of aggravated abandonment.
  • Two cellphones and a burgundy Renault 19 linked to the trip were seized during court-ordered searches tied to the case.
  • Security cameras captured the suspect’s car entering and leaving General Belgrano on August 19–20, aligning with the death window.
  • Phone location data placed the suspect near kilometer 116.5 of Provincial Route 29, where the body was found wrapped in blankets.
  • Bank records show cash withdrawals from the victim’s account days after her death, and prosecutors are continuing the investigation.