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Santa Fe Teen Killing: 16-Year-Old Detained, Prosecutors Set Monday Hearing

Investigators point to a recorded video of the attack as pivotal evidence.

Overview

  • A 16-year-old girl was arrested in the case of 15-year-old Jeremías Monzón, whose body was found in an abandoned warehouse in Santa Fe.
  • Police also detained a 15-year-old boy and are searching for a third suspect who is also a minor, according to investigators.
  • Authorities carried out four raids and seized several mobile phones, with a video of the assault cited as key to establishing roles.
  • Prosecutors Francisco Cechini and Ana Laura Gioria scheduled an imputative hearing for Monday and plan to request a confinement measure for the detained girl.
  • An attribution-of-fact hearing is planned for the detained 15-year-old, while the autopsy reported 20 to 23 stab wounds and estimated death 72 to 96 hours before discovery.