Three suspects were arrested in the last few hours by the millionaire robbery to the haute couture designer Gino Bogani (81). City Police Officers Two men and a woman were arrested in the Buenos Aires towns of Tristán Suárez and Dock Sud. Precisely, the prisoner was domestic worker of the couturier for approximately two years: the belief weighs on her that it was the “delivery”.
The procedures to capture the suspects, which were carried out on June 8, were carried out by members of the Communal Investigations Division 1 South of the City Police, together with agents from the DDI of Avellaneda and Ezeiza de la Bonaerense.
Were the five raids ordered by Justice in which Several of the items that had been stolen were recovered. from Bogani’s house in the early morning of May 6.
In this regard, during the raids last weekend they were recovered: among them 5,200 dollars, 654,000 pesosthree tablets, six cell phones, a television, tool kits, kitchen utensils, clothing with the designer’s inscription haute couture, along with jewelry. Likewise, a Bersa .380 caliber pistol and ammunition with their respective documentation were seized.
At that time, it was reported that Bogani was surprised at his home in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta While sleeping. The criminals were dressed in black, with gloves and their faces covered. There they took several high-end watchesjewelry, a notebook, 5,000 euros, 8,000 dollars and 400,000 pesos. They had entered the workshop with a key.
“Bogani was surprised while he was sleeping by four hooded men, who They demanded money and valuable belongings”, highlighted the sources of the case at that time. And they continued: “They stirred up all the rooms in the house and workshop. and they stole high-end watches from the Bulgari, Rolex and Cartier brands for a value that has not yet been estimated. They also took jewelry, an Apple computer and money in euros, dollars and pesos.”
Faced with this situation, in which there were no injuries, one of the employees notified 911. “The entrance door was not violated and then it was confirmed that they entered with keys,” added the sources of the event.
Upon knowing the images of the security cameras From a building that is on the sidewalk in front of Bogani’s house and workshop, it was possible to see how the suspects were arriving one by one from different sides. Then, a car waited for a hooded man to get in, while the rest could not be seen leaving.
The complaint was filed on May 6 at Neighborhood Police Station 2B at 5:15. According to the reconstruction of what happened that night of terror, it is estimated that the thieves They spent at least four hours in the designer’s house.
The incident has been investigated since that moment by the Robbery and Theft Division of the City Policein a case of the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 24, in charge of Marcelo Retessole secretariat of Maria Andrea Fernandez.
The renowned designer is considered one of the pioneers of haute couture in Argentina. Bogani has a career of more than 60 years in the world of fashion, where he was a special guest at the 1st International Fashion Congress, in Havana in 1986, along with Versace, Rabanne and Pucci.
Likewise, he dressed María Luis Bemberg, Pinky, Mirtha Legrand, Norma Aleandro, Graciela Borges and Susana Giménez. In In 2009 she launched her first perfume and in 2013 she had a retrospective at the Recoleta Cultural Center. For him Colon Theaterdesigned the costumes for Cinderella (2012), Nutcracker (2014), The Elixir of Love (2015) and A Streetcar Named Desire (2019).
Is Cavalliere of the Italian Republic and received the Order of Merit in the rank of Commendatore. In 2022, he closed the Haute Couture Week celebrating its six decades in fashion with 79 mannequins and 180 dresses. That same year he was honored by the Konex Awards with the Diploma of Merit, for the discipline of Clothing Design.
