Overview
- The 79-year-old resident, identified as Raúl Pereira, was found unresponsive and taken to Hospital Carrillo on Thursday where doctors determined he had died hours earlier.
- Prosecutors say a recent power outage likely interrupted the oxygen/respiratory equipment the man relied on and investigators are examining whether staff delayed calling for emergency medical help.
- Police and the Las Heras fiscal office raided the address at Benavente al 600, confirmed the site was operating as a clandestine, unlicensed geriátrico, seized records and closed the facility.
- A 58-year-old manager, identified as R. B. R., was detained and formally investigated for abandono de persona seguido de muerte, a charge that carries multi-year prison terms if proven.
- Municipal and provincial health teams have begun rehousing other elderly residents and the case file is being moved between fiscal units for continued forensic review and possible broader inspections of informal elder-care homes.