Overview
- Investigators detained Claudio Barrelier as the sole suspect after the dismembered body of 14-year-old Agostina Vega was found in a Córdoba outskirts site, and prosecutors have formally expanded his charge to homicide aggravated by gender (femicidio).
- The Córdoba Fiscalía issued a ten-day secreto de sumario to restrict public access to the file while it carries out pericial work and has asked to accumulate a 2025 'privación ilegítima de la libertad' case against Barrelier to broaden evidentiary review.
- Judicial sources say there may be evidence placing Barrelier at the location where the body was discarded, though he has not confessed and authorities have not ruled out the involvement of additional people.
- Mass Ni Una Menos demonstrations on Wednesday drew nationwide crowds demanding justice for Agostina and Dulce Candia and calling for the removal of provincial security and prosecutorial officials over alleged institutional failings.
- The national government cited RNFJA data showing a 12.3% drop in femicides, a claim contested by feminist groups and gender observatories that say killings remain high and criticize cuts to gender policies, a dispute that raises stakes for the investigation and political oversight.