Overview

• After a body was found near Puente Negro, early field reports suggested suicide, but the case was later labeled homicidio culposo by fiscal Carlos Sale.
• The corpse was released to relatives based on a mother's visual recognition of clothing and physical traits without DNA or fingerprint confirmation.
• The 22-year-old believed to be dead returned home during the wake after spending days in Alderetes using drugs, according to the prosecutor.
• Attendees alerted police, the coffin was retrieved, and the remains were returned to the Morgue Judicial, where the body remains unidentified.
• Provincial police defended their actions as properly documented as a judicial investigation examines both the death and identification procedures.