Overview
- The criminal trial at Tribunal Oral N°9 in Lomas de Zamora entered its third day on Wednesday as jurors hear evidence through a debate scheduled to end on July 9.
- Defendant Maximiliano Pilepich testified that he did not kill Fernando Pérez Algaba and called him a business partner, and his statement prompted the victim's brother to confront him loudly in court.
- Forensic reports presented at trial state Pérez Algaba was shot twice in the back from a distance greater than 50 centimeters, causing lung and liver injuries and acute hemorrhage that led to his death.
- Prosecutors say the motive was codicia, alleging the killing aimed to avoid payment of debts tied to a notarized sum and the transfer of 17 lots, and they describe a coordinated dismemberment and disposal of remains in bags, a red suitcase and a backpack thrown into the Arroyo del Rey.
- Three defendants face the jury now while four other suspects will be tried separately, and any guilty verdict for the life‑sentence exposure will require unanimity from the 12 jurors, raising the stakes of the closing week of debate.