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Crime, punishment and the law

11-02-2023 07:00 Few will shed many tears over what awaits the eight hooligans who killed Fernando Báez Sosa, but the trial, conducted as it was before a vociferous audience of millions, leaves a bad taste behind.

by James Neilson

Killing of Fernando Báez Sosa

Báez Sosa’s parents say judges ‘fell short with sentences’

07-02-2023 13:55 Mother and father of murdered 18-year-old say their son can now “rest in peace,” though they express dissatisfaction with decision not to sentence all eight to life imprisonment.

Fernando Báez Sosa trial

Judges: Attack on ‘defenceless’ Báez Sosa was ‘previously agreed’

06-02-2023 22:24 Judges rule that attack on “defenceless” 18-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa was “previously agreed”; Court rejects defence’s request for a conviction on the grounds that it was a "homicide in a quarrel.”

Murder in Villa Gesell

Five of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa handed life sentences

06-02-2023 13:19 Five of the eight young rugby players accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa outside a Villa Gesell nightclub three years ago sentenced to life in jail; Three others in the dock handed 15 years for playing secondary role in attack.

Murder in Villa Gesell

Prosecutor seeks life terms for eight rugby players accused of murder

26-01-2023 02:16 Eight Argentine rugby players accused of beating teenager Fernando Báez Sosa to death in Villa Gesell apologise to parents, but their legal team still seeks acquittal.

'Los Rugbiers'

Rugby players accused of murder suspected of running supportive Instagram account

25-01-2023 15:44 Investigators believe two of the eight former rugby players accused of beating 18-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa to death three years ago may be behind a supportive Instagram account pleading their case.

Murder in Villa Gesell

Three years on, Fernando Báez Sosa’s parents plead for ‘justice’

19-01-2023 20:25 Parents of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 18-year-old who was beaten to death outside the Le Brique nightclub in Villa Gesell, use the anniversary of his murder to reiterate their call for “justice, not revenge,” as trial nears a verdict.

Murder in Villa Gesell

'Los Rugbiers': the group of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa

18-01-2023 11:43 Eight individuals – all aged between 21 and 23 – are accused of killing teenager Fernando Báez Sosa on January 18, 2020 in Villa Gesell.

COURTS

Fernando Báez Sosa murder trial delayed until early 2023

21-10-2021 14:02 Eight rugby players accused of the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 20-year-old law student beaten to death near a Villa Gesell night club in January 2020, will not stand trial until early 2023 after court says it has “no room in the timetable.”

by Leonardo Nieva