Overview
- The victim remains in critical condition at Hospital Rawson with a fractured jaw and cranial depression.
- The confrontation unfolded between 5 and 6 a.m. during a family dispute in Cochagual, in the Sarmiento department of San Juan.
- Local accounts report the uncle was tied to a chair and struck repeatedly with a wooden stick fitted with nails.
- After the assault, the attacker left the home and the partner called emergency services, which took the victim to Hospital Rawson’s emergency unit.
- Police detained the suspect at the scene, and the investigation continues as the case moves out of the initial prosecutorial jurisdiction due to its gravity.