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Prosecutors Seek 23 Years for Teen in Kim Gómez Killing as Verdict Preview Set for March 4

The defense has asked for a seven-year sentence under juvenile rules due to the accused’s age at the time.

Overview

  • Closing arguments concluded on February 27 in La Plata’s Juvenile Responsibility Court No. 1, where the accused is now 18 but was 17 at the time of the crime.
  • The prosecution’s request is based on a real concurrence of charges of homicide during a robbery and robbery committed in a populated area and by a group.
  • The court plans to release an advance of the ruling on March 4 and announce the definitive sentence on March 16.
  • Investigators say the 7-year-old was caught by the car and dragged roughly 15 blocks during the February 25, 2025 robbery in Altos de San Lorenzo before the assailants crashed and fled on foot.
  • A 14-year-old co-accused is considered non-punishable and remains in a secure juvenile institute under a two-year regimen with interdisciplinary treatment.