Overview

• The 50-year-old victim remains hospitalized in Alta Gracia with critical physical and psychiatric conditions that currently prevent her from testifying.
• Husband Sergio Colazo and the eldest daughter are in custody on aggravated abandonment charges while three other children face formal accusations but remain free.
• A neighbor’s anonymous 911 call on July 31 led Córdoba police to discover the woman isolated with her family in Despeñaderos after years of assumed absence.
• Medical teams at Hospital Arturo Illia documented extreme malnutrition, severe psychological deterioration and evidence of abuse, including reports of nail cutting with an angle grinder.
• Investigators have obtained court orders barring suspects from contacting the victim as they gather evidence and consider additional indictments if prolonged confinement is confirmed.