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Quilmes Court Hands Life Sentence to Carlos Costa for Femicide of Agustina Aguilar

The tribunal classified the killing as doubly aggravated by gender violence and a prior partner relationship.

Prisión perpetua para Carlos Costa, hermano de Ayrton, por el femicidio de su novia.
A Ayrton Costa le habían rechazado inicialmente la visa de Estados Unidos y eso demoró su llegada para el Mundial de Clubes; el defensor tuvo que declarar como testigo en el caso de su hermano.
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Overview

  • The TOC No. 4 of Quilmes convicted and sentenced Costa on Friday, rejecting the defense claim that Aguilar died from a drug-related convulsion.
  • Judges also accused the autopsy doctor of false testimony after an initial report suggested a non‑traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest.
  • Investigators concluded Aguilar was killed during a violent episode at the Bernal home the couple shared in October 2023.
  • At the time of the crime, Costa had recently been released on conditional freedom with electronic monitoring following prior convictions.
  • Police noted scratches on Costa consistent with defensive wounds during his October 11, 2023 arrest and seized his phone, and footballer Ayrton Costa testified by videoconference without being charged.