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Video Shows Five Inmates Entering Cell Before Salta Prisoner Is Fatally Stabbed

Prosecutors lead an evidence-driven probe with forensic results pending.

Overview

  • The 28-year-old was attacked during recreation in Pavilion A2 at Villa Las Rosas and suffered a deep cervical wound from a homemade blade known as a tumbera.
  • Penitentiary cameras recorded five inmates entering the victim’s cell, and those individuals have been identified and segregated from the general population.
  • The inmate was taken to Hospital San Bernardo for emergency surgery and died hours later from his injuries.
  • The case is handled by the Public Prosecutor’s Unit for Serious Attacks on Persons 2, led by prosecutor Gabriel González, which preserved the scene and secured the video records.
  • Investigators requested CIF examinations and await the autopsy report, while the killing renews scrutiny of security and control protocols at Villa Las Rosas.