Overview
- Police and volunteer firefighters recovered the bodies of three children aged 4 and 5 from a reservoir at Lavalle and Av. Urquiza in Corzuela after an overnight search.
- The children were left with their 55-year-old grandmother while their father traveled to Las Breñas and were reported missing when he returned around 7:30 p.m., with police arriving about two hours later and locating the bodies after 10:30 p.m.
- The victims were identified by the prosecutor’s office as Bairon Sebastián Valdez, 5, Román Bautista Valdez, 4, and their cousin Josué Cáceres, 4.
- The Fiscalía de Charata ordered preservation of the site, transfer of the bodies to the local hospital, and autopsies and scientific pericias by the Division Homicidios and Gabinete Científico to determine the precise mechanics of the deaths.
- Neighbors and social media users expressed grief and anger and demanded better supervision and physical safety measures at the centrally located reservoir, a response that could prompt municipal action and influence the legal inquiry into possible neglect.