Overview
- Emergency teams entered a Godoy Cruz home after a 911 call and found 72-year-old Francisco Carlos Morán in severe malnutrition, repeatedly saying “tengo hambre.”
- Doctors at Clínica Santa Clara recorded multiple hematomas, pneumonia and an acute pulmonary edema from bronconeumonia, and the man died about 24 hours after being admitted.
- The justice system issued a capture order for the victim’s son, who evaded arrest for roughly two weeks before being identified and detained by the ministry’s facial‑recognition system on Sunday, May 24.
- Fiscal Juan Carlos Alessandra formally charged 41‑year‑old Sergio Gustavo Morán with abandono de persona agravado for causing serious health harm to his father and the accused remains jailed while the inquiry continues.
- Reporting notes a 2024 gender‑violence case against the accused that ended in probation and neighbors say the victim had cried for help before, raising questions about family care and public protection for vulnerable elders.