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Appeals Court Sends Lourdes Fernández Abuse Case to Oral Trial Before Court No. 11

Oral proceedings were ordered after the Criminal Chamber upheld the indictment in a case alleging prolonged gender-based violence.

Overview

  • Oral Court No. 11 has received the case file and will set hearing dates, while the defendant’s preventive detention remains in place after prior ratification.
  • Prosecutor Silvana Russi seeks to try Leandro García Gómez for aggravated light injuries, aggravated illegal deprivation of liberty, and three counts of coercive threats.
  • The appeals ruling describes Fernández being held for more than a day in an apartment without contact and classifies her as a high‑risk victim based on the evidence.
  • If convicted, reporting indicates up to 15 years for the deprivation-of-liberty charge, with some outlets estimating a cumulative maximum of 28 years if all counts are applied.
  • The prosecution advanced the case even before Fernández formally joined as a plaintiff, and the record includes testimonies from her mother, bandmate Lissa Vera, and friends alongside physical findings.