Overview
- In Luján a 27‑year‑old woman, Daniela Natalia Armoa, was stabbed to death inside her home in front of her three children after a reported dispute, and neighbors say the children tried to intervene.
- In Piamonte a 56‑year‑old school worker, Lucrecia Edit Zarmati, was run over and then stabbed by her ex‑husband, Ricardo Ellena, who violated an active restraining order and later attempted suicide before being detained.
- Both suspects are in custody: Emanuel César Quiroz was captured at his mother’s house and placed at the Marcos Paz precinct, while Ellena was hospitalized with self‑inflicted wounds and remains detained under investigation.
- Judicial teams led by prosecutors Daiana Silvetti in Luján and Carlos Zoppegni in Santa Fe ordered searches and forensic measures, seizing two phones and biological material in Luján but not yet recovering the homicidal weapon there.
- The killings prompted local institutions, unions and families to demand justice and review of protection orders as Argentina’s elevated 2026 femicide figures frame these cases as part of a broader crisis that will hinge on forensic results and prosecutorial steps.