Overview
- The 18‑month‑old was found with his face in a bucket of water at a home in San Lorenzo, and his death was confirmed at Hospital Horacio Heller.
- Prosecutor Lucrecia Sola ordered the mother’s detention and advanced an imputation for homicidio culposo, a charge carrying a potential 1–5 year sentence.
- One other person who had been detained early in the case was released as authorities updated their findings.
- Investigators executed home searches and requested records from child‑protection and other state agencies to verify any prior interventions involving the family.
- An aunt alleged recent maternal drug use and prior alerts to authorities, assertions that prosecutors are assessing within the ongoing inquiry.