A 10-year-old girl found dead in bedroom from his home in Neuquén, in a case that shocked not only the town of Plotter but to the entire province. In the room they found letters written by the minor and although at first they believed it was a viral challenge, after the autopsy the investigators began to point to a possible sexual abuse. His stepfather was detained at the request of the prosecutor.
After finding her daughter lifeless this Thursday after noon, the woman made a call to the emergency system. The medical staff performed CPR on the girl, but there was no response.
According to the autopsy report, which was released this Friday, the minor died from “asphyxiation by hangingwithout signs of participation of other people.”
A first version, supported by the mother, indicated that the girl had been watching TikTok videos and that she had carried out a viral challenge. That was why investigators seized cell phones and electronic devices. However, that hypothesis was ruled out. Now they analyze another scenario.
The first signs in the direction of an alleged case of sexual abuse appeared in handwritten letters that appeared in the room where the minor lay. The handwriting is compatible with that of the girl. In those papers delicate situations are describedwhich would correspond to episodes of abuse.
After learning the content of those letters, on Thursday afternoon the Police He delayed the mother and detained the stepfatherat the direction of prosecutor Andrés Azar.
They also ordered examinations of the body, which revealed injuries that would indicate that the girl was a victim of sexual abuse. The Prosecutor’s Office for Crimes Against Women, Diversity and Sexual Violence intervenes.
The community of Plottier, west of the city of Neuquén, was shocked by the episode. The primary school where the girl was in fifth grade announced the suspension of classes this Friday and next Monday.
“We accompany this painful loss,” they expressed from that educational center. The directors explained that the two business days without classes will be to propose an “institutional approach” to the case that affects children.
In the same statement reproduced by the newspaper La Mañana de Neuquén, it was added: “The School will call the families when everything is clearer so that together we can accompany the girls and boys.”
