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Autopsy Ordered in 10-Year-Old’s Death as Family Challenges Pneumonia Finding in Separate Case

Forensic results will determine liability.

Overview

  • Police in Santiago del Estero found a 10-year-old girl dead at home and recorded bruises on the glutes, groin irritation, and a torn, stained sweater.
  • The prosecutor sent the body to the judicial morgue for autopsy and detained the father, while officers kept the mother under custody.
  • The parents told investigators the child had a week of severe throat pain and cough and said they lacked money to seek medical care.
  • In Comodoro Rivadavia, relatives of 4-year-old Ángel López say his body remains in the morgue more than a month later as they reject a new report that points to bilateral pneumonia.
  • With the pneumonia report now in the file, prosecutors must decide whether to pursue negligence for lack of timely care or close the case if they confirm a natural death.