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Two Women Found Dead in Separate Argentine Homes Trigger Forensic Inquiries

Judicial authorities have opened probes and ordered autopsies to establish medical causes of death and whether either case should be reclassified as a crime.

Overview

  • Police found an adult woman dead in a Salta apartment after a 911 call and the son who lived with her told officers she fell while showering and suffered head trauma.
  • In La Plata a 28-year-old woman was discovered unresponsive in a home where a 60-year-old companion said they had used cocaine and alcohol before she collapsed in the bathroom.
  • La Plata investigators seized a bag of cocaine and a pipe and formally opened the file under UFI N°8, with fiscal Martín Almirón arranging an autopsy to determine cause of death.
  • Authorities in both cases have not confirmed homicide or femicide and no arrests have been reported as officials say forensic results will decide the next steps.
  • Under Argentine procedure, medical-legal autopsies and forensic reports will guide whether the inquiries remain cause-of-death checks or become criminal prosecutions, and those results are the key development to watch.