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Suspect Detained in Mendoza Femicide as Autopsy Begins and Leave Policy Faces Scrutiny

The case has reignited scrutiny over judicial discretion in granting temporary releases to violent repeat offenders

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Flora Inés Moyano (61), víctima de un femicidio en Mendoza.
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La policía acordona la zona donde ocurrió el tiroteo

Overview

  • Walter Jesús Amador Molina was taken into custody at the Gustavo André penal colony and is expected to be formally charged with femicide
  • The Cuerpo Médico Forense has launched a forensic autopsy to establish the exact cause of Flora Inés Moyano’s death after blunt force injuries and a message were found on her back
  • Homicide Prosecutor Carlos Pirrello activated specialized femicide and homicide protocols and directed the Policía Científica and División Homicidios to carry out detailed forensics
  • Geolocation data from Molina’s electronic ankle monitor placed him at the Junín al 1100 crime scene during an authorized temporary release
  • Security Minister Mercedes Rus publicly condemned the continued granting of leaves to recidivist violent offenders and urged tighter judicial controls