Overview
- Prosecutor Patricia Yedró formally charged priest César Jesús Schdmidt with attempted homicide in the March 7 incident.
- Judge Eduardo Ruhl imposed precautionary measures that bar the priest from leaving Paraná, require a fixed domicile, and keep him at the prosecutor’s disposal.
- Investigators are examining how the gate’s electrical system was installed and whether the property owner bears legal responsibility.
- The 12-year-old victim, Esteban, remains in intensive care at Hospital Materno Infantil San Roque, sedated and on mechanical ventilation, with reported signs of improvement.
- The shock occurred when Esteban tried to retrieve a ball from the property and touched the metal gate, according to neighbors’ accounts.