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Stepfather Detained, Mother Hospitalized as Argentina Probes Two Disturbing Home Cases

Prosecutors are ordering medical and psychiatric tests to determine charges in each case.

Overview

  • In Gerli, Avellaneda, a 7-year-old was hospitalized with severe facial and body injuries allegedly inflicted by her stepfather, who was restrained by neighbors and then arrested.
  • The suspect, identified by press as Axel Damián Rivero, 37, will be charged by UFI No. 2 AvellanedaLanús with serious injuries aggravated by the family link, pending results of medical and psychological peritajes.
  • In Villa Rumipal, Córdoba, police discovered a 22-year-old woman dead under her bed after neighbors reported a foul odor and not seeing her for days.
  • Fiscal Paula Bruera cited a preliminary autopsy pointing to cardiorespiratory arrest and maintains the case as death of doubtful etiology, while the 64-year-old mother is interned for psychiatric evaluation and is not currently charged.
  • Family and investigators reported the deceased young woman had disabilities, and the two cases intensified local alarm and highlighted the role of neighbors in alerting authorities.