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Parents Detained in Death of 1-Year-Old in La Plata as Autopsy Probes Possible Abuse

Prosecutors await lab results after an inconclusive autopsy to decide on possible sexual assault findings.

Overview

  • The child, identified as Alma Jazmín, was taken to Hospital Gutiérrez with convulsions on Tuesday and died that evening from cardiorespiratory arrest.
  • Preliminary forensic work noted lesions but did not confirm sexual assault, prompting orders for complementary laboratory tests.
  • Prosecutor Martín Almirón of UFI No. 8 reclassified the case and secured the detention of the parents, María Jimena Vieras, 24, and Miguel Ángel Allende, 31, on the charge of abandonment of person followed by death.
  • Police searched multiple family residences, including a home on 127 between 35 and 35 bis, and seized bedding and other items for analysis with Policía Científica and the DDI’s sexual abuse unit.
  • Local authorities increased safeguards for other children linked to the household as neighbors voiced concern, and some outlets reported a paternal uncle was also imputed, a detail not uniformly corroborated.