Aโค Campana man has been sentenced too life in โprison for theโ brutal murder โof hisโ neighbor,Alejandra Abbondanza,whose dismembered โremains were discovered afterโ a months-long inquiry. Agustรญn Chiminelli, along withโ hisโข parents, faced trial โคfor their allegedโค involvement in the 2022 femicide, with theโข sentencing concluding a harrowing case that exposed a climate of silence โคand โindifference.
The verdict arrives as a โคlandmark moment in Argentina‘s ongoing struggle against gender-based violence, underscoring the legal system’s commitment to holding perpetrators accountableโ – and those who enable them.Abbondanza’s sister delivered a powerful statementโ following the sentencing, emphasizing the โคcomplicity ofโ silence and โคthe urgent need โขfor a society that actively protects and listens.The caseโ has โขignited national conversation about domesticโค abuse and the responsibility of communities to intervene.
“Today โthose โpeople are being judged. They deny havingโ known. Theyโค denyโ having listened. They deny having helped.But silence also kills. Indifference โis also complicit,” Alejandra’s sister remarked, visibly moved during her testimony.
Chiminelli and his parents were accused of concealing evidence and obstructing โthe investigation followingโค Abbondanza’s disappearance. Authorities โฃdiscovered fragments of her remains burned in aโ fireplaceโค at the family home.
The victim’s sister concluded her testimony with aโค plea โขfor systemic change: “We cannot change what happened.โข But โฃwe โฃcan decide what societyโค we want to be. One that protects.โ One that listens. One โคthat does not allowโ horror to hide behind a closed door. Thankโ you forโค listening to me. May Alejandra’s name be justice.”
