Overview
- A man accused of trying to kill his ex-partner by setting fire to her home near Villa Pehuenia used a fuel container, and she woke, fled, and got help.
- Prosecutors charged him with attempted homicide aggravated by the relationship and by gender-based violence.
- Judge Lisandro Borgonovo set 30 days of house arrest with police monitoring, authorized work outings, and a total ban on contact with the victim.
- Prosecutors said the Región del Pehuén has no available detention places, which blocked preventive incarceration.
- The victim is described as terrified and without housing, and police seized the fuel can for forensic testing.