Overview
- Passersby in the San Cristóbal–Hoya de la Plata area alerted authorities around 22:00 after seeing a disoriented woman carrying a wet, unresponsive toddler.
- Emergency crews performed prolonged resuscitation efforts and transferred the child to the Materno Infantil hospital, where her death was confirmed.
- The Policía Nacional’s Homicide group is leading the inquiry, and a specialized court for violence against children has assumed jurisdiction under a secrecy order.
- Investigators are working on drowning as the principal hypothesis after the girl was found wet near the seaside neighborhood.
- Police sources identified the detainee as a 30‑year‑old Venezuelan woman, and a local outlet reported she was admitted to a psychiatric unit, a detail not officially confirmed.