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School Calf ‘Berni’ Stolen and Butchered in Córdoba, Police Arrest Suspect

One arrest followed a police search guided by a trail of remains.

Overview

  • The calf was part of the Bio Escuela sustainability project at Bernardino Rivadavia Primary School in Hernando, Córdoba.
  • Children found the animal missing in the morning and a cut fence, prompting a search that uncovered parts scattered around town.
  • Police detained a 39-year-old man from Santiago del Estero at a nearby home, where about 50 kilos of meat were found and tools such as knives, a pincer, a mallet, a machete, and a phone were seized.
  • School leaders allege the act involved several people and was done out of cruelty rather than for consumption, claims that have not been confirmed by forensic reports.
  • The case is under the Río Tercero prosecutor’s office, and the school reports significant emotional distress among students and staff.