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Police Interrupt Animal-Sacrifice Ritual in Mar del Plata After 911 Calls

Prosecutors opened an animal-cruelty case under Law 14.346 without ordering pretrial detention.

Overview

  • Officers executed an urgent raid at a home near 20 de Septiembre and Brandsen in Nueva Pompeya after multiple calls from neighbors.
  • A 23-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were found in the middle of a ritual involving animal sacrifice and were detained at the scene.
  • Investigators documented remains of chickens and a lamb along with ritual items, including animal bones on a red cloth, candles, food, fruits, flowers, and a closed chest.
  • The fiscal office led by Fernando Berlingeri opened a case for violation of Law 14.346 and notified the suspects without imposing restrictions on their liberty.
  • Municipal Zoonosis and Inspección General assisted the Comisaría Primera GTO at the site, and the matter now remains in an early investigative phase.