Overview
- TOC No. 1 de Quilmes confirmed prison perpetua for Yesica del Carmen Aquino and Roberto Carlos Fernández following a Sept. 4 jurado popular guilty verdict.
- The court classified the crime as aggravated homicide, applying ensañamiento and alevosía to both defendants and the vínculo aggravator to the mother.
- Medical examiners documented multiple injuries and found a 2.5-centimeter oxidized sewing needle embedded in the lumbar region that caused traumatic septicemia.
- Prosecutors presented testimony describing prolonged torture of León and alleged similar abuse of siblings, including beatings, cold exposure, suffocation attempts and needle punctures.
- The defendants claimed innocence as their lawyers suggested some injuries occurred during hospital care, while relatives of the child welcomed the ruling, saying Leoncito had justice.