Overview
- A 21‑year‑old woman from La Plata filed a formal complaint with the Oficina de Violencia Doméstica accusing 20‑year‑old Nicolás Tomás Garrido Aparicio, a reserve player for Club Atlético Independiente, of a prolonged physical assault.
- The complainant said the episode lasted about two to two‑and‑a‑half hours after they met at a nightclub and went to the player’s apartment, and she reported multiple blows and a fractured nose.
- Professionals who evaluated the case classified it as high risk, and the intervening court ordered urgent provisional measures including a 200‑metre exclusion zone, suspension of telephone and electronic contact, and continuation of a panic button for the victim.
- Independiente’s Department of Gender activated the club’s internal protocol and the player has been barred from official matches as judicial and disciplinary procedures continue.
- The case remains under judicial investigation with provisional protections in force, and the measures so far are precautionary while courts and the club review evidence and decide any criminal or sporting sanctions.