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Third Suspect Charged in Guaymallén Killing After Car Pursuit

Prosecutors allege the attackers exploited the victim's defenselessness, elevating the case to alevosía with a potential life sentence.

Overview

  • Homicide prosecutor Claudia Ríos formally imputed Rebeca Ortuvia for aggravated homicide, joining the case tied to the 19-year-old’s death.
  • Lucas Mariano Tello and Micaela Lucero remain in preventive detention on the same charge after a judge rejected defense requests for house arrest.
  • Investigators say a dispute near Plaza Libertad led to a VW Gol chasing the victim, forcing him from a taxi, running him over and dragging him before he later died at Hospital Central.
  • A witness reported hearing shouts to "run him over," while Lucero denies urging the driver and claims Ortuvia was in the passenger seat giving those orders.
  • Authorities cite prior records, flight risk and possible obstruction as reasons for the detentions as the inquiry works to reconcile conflicting testimonies.