Argentina Reels After Triple homicide โขBroadcast on Social Media
Buenos Aires, Argentina – โคA wave of โฃshock โขand outrageโ is sweeping across Argentina โfollowingโ the brutal โmurders of three young women, broadcast live on theโ social media platform Switch.Authoritiesโ have arrestedโ twelve individuals in connection withโข the crime, alleging a pre-planned operation linked to drug cartel activity. The case has ignited a national conversationโข about rising violence and its potential roots in organized crime.
The victimsโ – identified as Brenda โฃDel Castillo and two otherโ young women whose names have not been widely released -โข were โkilled in a house in Buenos Aires Province. The Minister of Security stated the murdersโค were not spontaneous, but the resultโค of a “planned strategy.” Prior to the killings,โ witnesses reported โseeing a group of individuals digging in โฃthe yard of the โคproperty. Police โdiscovered blood โคstainsโค and the smell of chlorine atโค the scene, indicating โan attempt to concealโ evidence.
The arrests beganโ on Wednesday,September 24th,with the โคinitial detention of four individuals – โคtwo women โand two menโข – found cleaning โฃthe crime scene. Eight more suspects were later apprehended. The inquiry is proceeding under โขthe charge of “heavy murder.”
Paula, the mother of โคBrenda Del โCastillo, โขpublicly pleaded for justice, โstating,โข “They killed my โdaughterโฆ I demandโข justice for my โdaughter, so that all whoโ are โขguilty are โpunished.โฃ They claimed โmy daughter; โขshe isโ a goodโข child.” She added,โฃ “I want everyoneโ [involved] jailed!”
The incident has โคsparked concern due toโ Argentina’s relatively low murder rate compared to other Latin American nations. While Argentina averages 3.8 murders per 100,000 population, and Buenosโฃ Aires Province โขsees 4.3 per 100,000, countries like Ecuador (39 per 100,000 in 2024) and Mexico (25.6 per 100,000 in 2024)โข experience significantly higher levels of violence. The involvement of drug โคcartelsโค in this case, if confirmed, would represent a disturbing escalation of โขcriminal activity within Argentina. The three victims were buried on Thursday, โขSeptember 25th.
