Overview
- At a supporters’ rally on Friday in Alianza Lima’s Matute stadium, a crush in the south stand killed 39-year-old fan Freddy Rony Cornetero and injured dozens, with three reported in critical condition.
- National Police chief Óscar Arriola said preliminary findings point to crowd compression when fans moved to display a large flag, which left people struggling to breathe.
- Prosecutors opened an urgent case and the La Victoria mayor closed the stadium for lack of authorization, with homicide detectives, forensic teams, CCTV reviews and hospital interviews now underway.
- In Santa Fe, Argentina, investigators are treating the shooting deaths of a 56-year-old woman and her 63-year-old partner as a possible femicide followed by suicide, with autopsy and forensic tests pending.
- In Catamarca, prosecutor Hugo Costilla again summoned minister Gonzalo Mascheroni in the 2022 Juan Carlos Rojas case after a recent forensic panel reached no consensus on how he died and faulted early scene handling, including a delayed seal and late expert arrival.