News of homicide

Chaco: Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case sent to trial

01-05-2024 10:26 Former partner César Sena, his parents Emiliano Sena and Marcela Acuña, and four assistants of powerful local picket-leader, look set to face trial by jury.

CRIME & SECURITY

Horror in Colonia Aurora: Man arrested for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl

17-01-2024 15:09 Youngster Milagros Prestes mysteriously disappeared on Thursday, January 12. Her body, which had been raped and strangled, was found the following day. A 62-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

by Leonardo Nieva

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Cecilia Strzyzowski's mother and sister say they're leaving Chaco

13-09-2023 14:55 Both Ángela Strzyzowski and Gloria Romero, missing 28-year-old’s sister and mother, have been living under police protection since she disappeared in early June in Resistencia; Investigators believe she was slain by her husband and his parents.

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Expert report: Bones thought to belong to Cecilia Strzyzowski were burnt

05-09-2023 13:48 Investigators into the disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowski in Resistencia told bones believed to belong to the victim were burnt for at least three hours before being dumped in a river.

CRIME & SECURITY

Cecilia Strzyzowski: Victim’s blood found on Sena family mattress

13-07-2023 14:11 Key breakthrough in case investigating disappearance of 28-year-old in Chaco Province; DNA testing on mattress, furniture from Sena family home indicate victim’s blood.

POLICE VIOLENCE

Three police officers given life imprisonment for 17-year-old’s killing

11-07-2023 14:20 Three Buenos Aires City police officers – Gabriel Alejandro Issasi, Juan José Nieva and Fabián Andrés López – sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of 17-year-old Lucas González in November 2021.

CRIME & SECURITY

Rosario surpasses grim threshold of 150 homicides

06-07-2023 09:35 Four people killed in just three hours in crime-ridden Rosario; Argentina's second city, with a population of 1.3 million, has already suffered 151 homicides this year.

Disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowski

Cecilia Strzyzowski case: Lawyers say Sena family role is clear

29-06-2023 20:04 Plaintiff lawyer Fabián Améndola, declares that the Sena family’s “responsibility” for the suspected killing of Cecilia Strzyzowski has been “established” and highlights the importance of forensic work on the mobile telephones of suspects.

Disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowski

Prosecutors: ‘Strong indications’ Cecilia Strzyzowski was killed at Sena family home

22-06-2023 17:56 Investigators probing disappearance and suspected femicide of missing 28-year-old Cecilia Strzyzowski in Resistencia closing in on details of “macabre and atrocious” act.

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Corruption, political nepotism, money: Chaco femicide shocks country

22-06-2023 00:33 The disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowski has mobilised a province and rocked national politics. Twenty-eight-year-old’s disappearance and links with alleged murderers put spotlights on local politics and ongoing court investigation.

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Cecilia Strzyzowski investigation: Police analyse bones found during search

20-06-2023 16:34 Bones being analysed to try to determine if they belong to Cecilia Strzyzowski, the 28-year-old last seen in Resistencia almost three weeks ago.

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Protesters rally in Resistencia to demand justice for Cecilia Strzyzowski

20-06-2023 09:45 Hundreds of chaqueños took to the streets of Resistencia on Monday to demand justice for Cecilia Strzyzowski, the 28-year-old who has been missing since June 1.

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Ring discovery boosts investigation into Cecilia Strzyzowski's disappearance

19-06-2023 17:33 Investigators probing the suspected femicide of Cecilia Strzyzowski have revealed they have discovered what they believe to be the missing woman’s engagement ring.

DEATH OF CECILIA STRZYZOWSKI

Suspected femicide rocks Chaco in build-up to primary

15-06-2023 21:10 Protests in Resistencia call for justice for Cecilia Strzyzowski, 28, missing since June 1; Her former husband, scion of a powerful political family, is among seven being detained in custody.

Death of Diego Maradona

Eight accused of wrongdoing in Maradona's death will stand trial, rules court

18-04-2023 15:33 Members of Diego Maradona's eight-strong medical team will stand trial for their alleged role into legendary footballer's death and face between 8 and 25 years in jail.

CRIME & SECURITY

Rosario: A city under threat from murderous drug gangs

29-03-2023 13:18 Rosario, Argentina's second city with a population of 1.3 million, has a homicide rate of 22 per 100,000 inhabitants – five times the national average. As a result of its privileged position as a major port city, drug-trafficking is having a devastating impact on the city’s poorest neighbourhoods and residents.

ATTACK ON VICE-PRESIDENT

‘I pulled the trigger and it didn't fire,’ says CFK’s would-be assassin

14-03-2023 11:37 "I have no regrets. I wanted to kill her because of the situation in the country," reveals Fernando Sabag Montiel, the man behind the failed assassination attempt against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last September 1.

CRIME & SECURITY

Rosario: a death a day in a city on edge from drug-trafficking

07-03-2023 09:37 Three out of every four homicides registered in the city of Rosario are premeditated, observes survey.

Anger in Rosario

Homes of alleged drug-traffickers in Rosario vandalised after child's killing

07-03-2023 07:50 Residents of the working-class neighbourhood of Los Pumitas ransacked and vandalised homes of suspected drug-traffickers on Monday; Vigilante response to death of an 11-year-old child, who was killed in a violence shootout over weekend.

VIOLENCE IN ROSARIO

Campaigners in Rosario demand action in ‘capital of perfect crime’

15-02-2023 21:58 "They’re killing us and nobody does anything" – activist group Familiares y Víctimas de la Inseguridad makes new appeal to provincial and national governments; Narco violence continues to terrorise Rosario with 41 homicides since turn of the year.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Candles in the wind

11-02-2023 07:00 Perhaps it is the frequency of savage crimes which creates the need to single one out in order to restore inhumanity to human dimensions.

by Michael Soltys

CRIME & SECURITY

Santa Fe governor fires security minister as narco violence worsens

09-02-2023 14:41 Following a week of violence, the provincial governor dismissed Rubén Rimoldi from his post and appointed Claudio Brilloni, commander of the National Board Guard, in his place. There were also changes in local police leadership.

CRIME & SECURITY

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

02-02-2023 13:00 Magdalena Espósito Valenti and her partner, Abigail Páez, found guilty of aggravated homicide, but mother is cleared of sexual abuse charge; Two women will learn in next few days if they will receive life sentences.

DEATH OF LUCIO DUPUY

Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy

31-01-2023 14:20 Late child’s mother and partner in the dock for gruesome killing of Lucio Dupuy; Prosecutors have accused both of aggravated homicide and repeated acts of sexual abuse; Duo face life imprisonment if convicted, verdict due on Thursday.

News of homicide

Chaco: Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case sent to trial

Horror in Colonia Aurora: Man arrested for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl

Cecilia Strzyzowski's mother and sister say they're leaving Chaco

Expert report: Bones thought to belong to Cecilia Strzyzowski were burnt

Cecilia Strzyzowski: Victim’s blood found on Sena family mattress

Three police officers given life imprisonment for 17-year-old’s killing

Rosario surpasses grim threshold of 150 homicides

Cecilia Strzyzowski case: Lawyers say Sena family role is clear

Prosecutors: ‘Strong indications’ Cecilia Strzyzowski was killed at Sena family home

Corruption, political nepotism, money: Chaco femicide shocks country

Cecilia Strzyzowski investigation: Police analyse bones found during search

Protesters rally in Resistencia to demand justice for Cecilia Strzyzowski

Ring discovery boosts investigation into Cecilia Strzyzowski's disappearance

Suspected femicide rocks Chaco in build-up to primary

Eight accused of wrongdoing in Maradona's death will stand trial, rules court

Rosario: A city under threat from murderous drug gangs

‘I pulled the trigger and it didn't fire,’ says CFK’s would-be assassin

Rosario: a death a day in a city on edge from drug-trafficking

Homes of alleged drug-traffickers in Rosario vandalised after child's killing

Campaigners in Rosario demand action in ‘capital of perfect crime’

Candles in the wind

Santa Fe governor fires security minister as narco violence worsens

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy

President Milei hosts El Salvador leader Bukele at Casa Rosada

Brazilians choke as fire smoke blankets 80% of country

Priest in Argentina’s poorest city bemoans 'heartbreaking faces of destitution’

MALBA opens new US$10-million museum branch in Escobar

Venezuela now says it will seek arrest of Argentine judge who ordered seizure of plane

Polleras cortas: nuevamente colegio prohibió las faldas en los uniformes de las alumnas por “exhibiciones indeseables”

Marcelo Longobardi defendió a María O'Donnell del ataque de Milei: "Esto termina mal"

Nicolás Maduro dio inicio a la Navidad en Venezuela y el influencer argentino Michelo festejó con nuevo video: "Es Chavidad"

Quién es Piera Fernández de Piccoli, la líder estudiantil que cerró la marcha universitaria

Marcha universitaria: en una nueva movilización masiva, hubo reclamos por más fondos para las universidades públicas