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Ex-Partner Detained in Quitilipi Double Killing Under Femicide Probe

Prosecutors may reclassify the case as double femicide pending forensic results on the teen's injuries.

Overview

  • Police identified the victims as Juliana Marcela Frías, 37, and her 17-year-old daughter, Diana Yerlin Gómez, found dead in a home in Quitilipi, Chaco.
  • Investigators say the suspect, David Ojeda, allegedly entered overnight and killed both victims with an axe after first attacking the mother and then the daughter.
  • Early forensic reports note vaginal and anal injuries to the 17-year-old, apparently caused by a blunt object, with experts still determining the timing and specifics.
  • The case was initially filed as femicide followed by homicide, and prosecutors indicate the charges could be upgraded to double femicide as pericial findings are finalized.
  • Ojeda, the adult victim’s ex-partner, was detained near Routes 4 and 16 after briefly threatening to jump onto train tracks; police report the bodies were found covered with a blanket and an axe was seized for analysis.