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Suspect’s Sister Denies Knowledge in Search for Missing 17-Year-Old Abril

A traced call to Tartagal, Salta shifted attention to her 32-year-old ex-partner.

Overview

  • Abril Nilda Romero Miranda, 17, has been missing since September 18 after leaving home, and her case is listed by Missing Children and the national Sifebu database.
  • Judicial records indicate a September 25 call associated with Abril was routed through Tartagal, Salta, from a phone tied to Cristian Velazco’s brother-in-law.
  • Police and judicial teams have carried out multiple operations, including seven raids in General Rodríguez, without locating her.
  • Investigators are focusing on ex-partner Cristian Esteban Velazco, 32, who faces gender-violence complaints and an allegation of previously taking a minor to Bolivia.
  • In a new interview, Velazco’s sister said she has no information about their whereabouts and reported seeing no abuse, a statement Abril’s family publicly disputed.