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Villa Amelia House Fire Is Treated as Suspected Femicide

Forensic teams reported a gunshot wound, multiple .22 casings and signs the victim was doused with ethanol then burned, prompting specialized prosecutors to open a homicide probe.

Overview

  • A daughter discovered her mother dead and her father unconscious inside a Larrea al 200 home in Villa Amelia after a house fire; firefighters had put out the blaze.
  • Peritos at the scene found a gunshot wound to the woman's chest and recovered multiple .22-caliber spent casings plus an intact cartridge and deformed projectiles.
  • Investigators seized a bottle of ethanol, an igniter, bloodstained clothing, a cellphone and other items that are now being analyzed by criminalistics teams.
  • The husband was taken to Hospital Provincial de Rosario and remains in intensive care with critical status for smoke inhalation and no visible gunshot wounds.
  • The Unidad Fiscal de Violencias Altamente Lesivas and the PDI Brigada de Femicidios are leading the inquiry under a femicide/homicide hypothesis while autopsy and forensic results are pending and no one has been charged.