Pedro Zárate was 50 years old when he was assassinated by his wife Florencia Cattaneo with whom they had a minor son. The event occurred in La Plata, the woman sought refuge with her minor in her mother’s house, where she was finally found by the Police.
According to police sources, the wife was admitted to a hospital following her capture since “she is not in a position to be subjected to criminal proceedings.”
The scene was found by the defendant’s sister, who approached the house. Upon entering the apartment, she found her brother-in-law dead on her bed.
Pedro, a Cordovan musician who had moved to Buenos Aires years ago, had stab wounds in the chest, wounds all over his body and dismembered genitals.
Florencia’s sister called 911 and provided key information for the woman’s arrest. She told investigators of an argument and that her sister had shown up at her mother’s house with blood on her hand.
A judicial source explained that the wife “was admitted to the San Martín de La Plata Hospital.” “It cannot be said if she is indictable or not, but what is certain is that at the moment she is not in a position to submit to criminal proceedings,” they closed.
