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Alta Gracia Court Dismisses Case Against Mother After Finding Psychosis

The judge ruled she lacked criminal capacity during her sons’ deaths.

Overview

  • Judge Claudio Lasso granted a sobreseimiento por atipicidad and declared the woman not criminally responsible.
  • Psychiatric evaluations found she was in a psychotic state influenced by extreme caregiving demands, isolation and exacerbated religious beliefs.
  • The ruling applied gender, mental health and disability standards and underscored the absence of concrete state supports for caregivers.
  • Police found the bodies of her 15- and 17-year-old sons at the Alta Gracia home on April 22, 2024 after relatives alerted authorities.
  • No security measure was imposed because she was not hospitalized and is under voluntary treatment, and the Ociji personally communicated the decision.