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Neuquén Judge Orders House Arrest in Attempted Femicide as Jails Report No Space

A lack of detention space led the court to keep the accused at home under police checks with approved work exits.

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.