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UBA Probes Student’s Death After Fall Inside Faculty of Medicine

Prosecutors await autopsy findings to clarify the circumstances.

Overview

  • The Nutrition student was found in the stairwell well and died at Hospital Fernández after being treated by SAME.
  • The case is classified as an 'averiguación de muerte dudosa' and is handled by Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 28 led by Patricio Lugones.
  • Investigators are reviewing internal security footage and taking witness statements from people who were in the building.
  • Faculty authorities declared institutional mourning and activated psychological assistance for students and staff.
  • Key details reported by outlets conflict, including the floor from which the fall occurred and the student’s age, which remain unresolved pending forensic results.