Overview
- The woman remains in the SAMIC hospital in Oberá on mechanical ventilation after surgical cleaning, with burns affecting about 35% of her body including face and airway.
- The incident occurred around 7 a.m. Tuesday inside the Campo Grande police station, where officers quickly extinguished the flames and provided first aid.
- Security cameras recorded the act and a lighter, an alcohol bottle and a backpack were seized, all of which have been incorporated into the judicial case.
- Before igniting herself, she said on camera, “For what they did to my son,” a statement authorities are treating as an initial lead on motive.
- The Juzgado de Instrucción N.º 1 de Oberá leads the active investigation; no toxicology tests were performed by medical instruction, and reported details about her condition or family circumstances remain unconfirmed.