Overview
- In Gerli, Avellaneda, neighbors stopped 37-year-old Axel Damián Rivero after he allegedly beat and bit his 7-year-old stepdaughter; police detained him and took him to Hospital Presidente Perón.
- The child remains hospitalized for observation with facial trauma and multiple injuries, and her mother also received emergency care after being attacked when she confronted the suspect.
- UFI No. 2 Avellaneda–Lanús, led by prosecutor María Laura Carballal, ordered an initial charge of serious injuries aggravated by the familial relationship, with possible aggravation pending forensic and psychological examinations.
- In San Francisco Solano, Kiara Maqueira reported on social media that she and her 17-month-old were stabbed in their home; an arrest order names Agustín Ramos, who is currently a fugitive.
- Kiara’s mother, Mónica, described the attack on television and said both her daughter and granddaughter required hospitalization, as police continue the search and additional accounts of prior violence have surfaced, according to media reports.