One of the prosecutors in the Cecilia case said that “without a body, there can be a conviction for femicide”

While the investigation into the disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowski in the province of Chaco continues and the possibility that she was murdered is being considered, one of the prosecutors in the case said that, although the body does not appear, “there may still be a conviction for femicide.” In dialogue with Cadena 3, prosecutor Nelia Velázquez said that “there is already jurisprudence at the national level. Here in the Chaco we had the case of Maira Benítez in which there was a conviction although the body never appeared.” These statements are due to the rakes carried out where a burned suitcase, clothing and rings that would be of the young woman were found. That is why he was responsible for making it clear that, while waiting for several results of the expert reports, “no hypothesis is ruled out.” He also added that once they have the results they will call Cecilia’s mother.Reward of five million pesos for those who provide dataOn the other hand, when asked about the measure communicated by the Ministry of Security of the Nation and published in the Official Gazette, she said that “it is one more step in order to gather information. There are witnesses of confidential identity. That is also why the offer of reward, to give strength to those who saw or have real information.” In addition, on Tuesday, a series of rakes with tactical divers will be carried out in the Quijano channel, which is behind the Santiago Maldonado Sports Center in the Emerenciano Sena neighborhood in the city of Resistencia, which would be the place where investigators suspect they could have thrown Cecilia’s body.

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