Overview
- Matilda Lily López Sanzetenea fell from a second-floor balcony at Defensa 323 around 00:19 on Sunday and died at Hospital Argerich after emergency surgery.
- Police opened the case as attempted homicide, and the investigation is being led by National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 5.
- The boyfriend, identified as 18-year-old Nahuel Castillo, was at the scene with visible back injuries consistent with scratches and is now in custody.
- Judge Manuel de Campos and Secretariat 116 under Tamara Martínez ordered the detention and preservation of the apartment as investigators seek witnesses, including a former roommate.
- The family alleges the death was a femicide and describes a relationship marked by control and isolation, claims now under judicial scrutiny.