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Prosecutor Seeks Formal Detention After Machete Killing in Florencio Varela

Prosecutors moved to formalize the suspect's detention after a medical exam found no injuries on the child witness.

Overview

  • Police detained Néstor Sebastián Cabañas at the scene after the fatal attack on 32-year-old Cristian Eleazar Gómez Núñez in Bosques.
  • Investigators say Cabañas had summoned Gómez to his home to discuss a "family situation" before striking him with a machete.
  • Doctors at Hospital Mi Pueblo reported Gómez arrived without vital signs and died from massive blood loss.
  • Fiscal Federico Pagliuca secured videos and seized phones, requested conversion of the apprehension to formal detention for homicide simple, and asked Judge Adrián Marcelo Villagra to rule.
  • A court-ordered exam found the 5-year-old witness had no injuries, while relatives allege prior threats and weapon sharpening as signs of premeditation.