Overview
- Matilda López Sanzetenea, an 18-year-old UBA student from Bolivia, fell from a second-floor balcony in San Telmo and died after emergency surgery at Hospital Argerich.
- The 18-year-old boyfriend, identified as Nahuel Castillo (N.C.), was found at the scene with apparent scratch marks on his back and was detained by judicial order.
- Judge Manuel de Campos and Secretariat 116 ordered the detention, and police sealed the apartment to preserve a potential crime scene.
- Investigators are analyzing surveillance video that captures the fall into the street as they work to determine the circumstances of her death.
- Family and friends publicly accuse the boyfriend and demand a femicide investigation, with a friend describing prior controlling behavior and alleging past harassment in Tarija, claims not independently verified.