Overview
- Roberto Pettinato said in a TV interview that there are no conclusive proofs against his son Felipe and urged judges to acquit him.
- Felipe is charged with causing a fire that led to a death, a serious offense in Argentine law known as estrago doloso seguido de muerte.
- The victim’s legal team asked for a 15-year prison term, while the prosecutor requested four years and seven months, underscoring deep splits over the evidence.
- The defense argued prosecutors never established a clear, step‑by‑step account of the fire’s origin, noted Felipe remained silent as allowed by law, and cited records that he and Rodrigo used drugs together that day.
- Courts plan to issue the verdict in a virtual hearing, leaving the outcome to turn on whether circumstantial and forensic clues meet the criminal burden of proof.