Overview
- Jeremías Monzón, 15, was found on December 22 in an abandoned factory building in Santo Tomé with 20 to 23 stab wounds, according to the autopsy.
- Police say a cellphone video appears to capture the attack and places the detained teenager and three youths aged 14 to 15 at the scene.
- Prosecutors Gonzalo Iglesias (Homicidios) and Francisco Cechini (Menores) are leading the case, with Monday hearings to request specialized confinement for the 16-year-old and to hold attribution proceedings for the younger teens.
- Investigators report the victim met the 16-year-old through social media, and the working hypothesis is that he was lured to the site under false pretenses, while the motive remains under review.
- Relatives, friends, and neighbors have rallied in Santo Tomé’s Las cinco esquinas area to demand rapid progress and clarification of the crime.