On February 18, the model and influencer Agostina Jalabert was found dead at her home in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The scene in which she was found would indicate that it was a suicide. However, her family suspects the victim’s boyfriend, who was with her when she died and had a history of being violent towards the woman.
Agostina, 31, was a native of Carmen de Patagones (Buenos Aires) and he had gone to Mexico to “continue his life”, as detailed by his father. Since September of last year, she lived in an apartment in the Paseo del Real Complex, Paseo de Los Olivos, located in the city of the State of Quintana Roo.
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Jalabert lived with his sister Candela (21), who found the lifeless body of the model in the bathroom of his house. According to the young woman’s account, she was not in the apartment the night her sister died. On the morning of February 18, she arrived at the property to find it locked, which was not often the case.
Faced with the impossibility of entering his home, he tried to open the door with a code, without success. For that reason, he began to knock and ring the bell, at the same time that he called his mother to inform her of the situation.
Added to this, the condominium security guard saw her and warned her that they would be fined because the night before the neighbors they had called the police on two occasions due to noises, fights and screams coming from the apartment.
After insisting Agostina’s partner opened the door from the inside and informed her that he was sleeping. Candela asked regarding her sister, since she was supposed to be with him. Thereupon, she began to search the rooms.
According to the relatives’ account, the victim’s dog, Bruna, led the young woman to the bathroom, where she found Agostina’s lifeless body. The woman was seated and had a belt around her neck. tied to the hand towel rack. Her sister noticed that I had two or three bruises and tried to wake her up and revive her, but the model was already dead.
“There were episodes of violence”: the family believes it was a femicide
Although the scene would coincide with a suicide, The model’s environment pointed once morest her ex-boyfriend (with whom he had resumed the relationship at the time of the events) since he was living with her. “He went to visit her to spend the holidays, they reconciled and he stayed with them both,” he said.
Along these lines, according to the portal VDM Viedma Newshis family asked the Mexican authorities to the fact is investigated as a possible femicide.
“We still don’t have the results of the autopsy”lamented Germán, the victim’s uncle, ten days following the death of his niece. Like Agostina’s parents, he is also suspicious of the model’s partner.
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According to the man, throughout their relationship “there were episodes of violence”. In this sense, according to his family, the couple separated “due to a violent episode that was not reported.” After that, the influencer he went to Mexico to “continue with his life.”
“The relationship began at the time of the pandemic and there were episodes of violence. At one point, the mother had to go pick her up from the apartment in which they lived. Her parents had to stand firm to get her out of that situation“, he detailed.
And I add: “They separated and Agostina continued with her life: she went to live in Mexico and began working as an model. We knew that he had also gone to that country, but he had settled on the Pacific coast, near Puerto Vallarta.
in statements with infobae, the man also explained that the couple had reconciled and that his family knew of that fact. “We don’t know how he seduced her once morebut her parents, who spoke to her on a daily basis, knew that they had returned,” he said.
“In the last few talks, she seemed happy. She told them that they had projects as a couple and that they planned to go live in Spain. This situation changed on Thursday, February 16. Apparently, she discovered an infidelity and from there it began to complicate”, he stated.
In addition, he indicated that the young man had promised to contact Agostina’s father to tell him regarding his daughter’s last moments, but he never kept his word. “After her death, they contacted his father and had agreed to a Zoom so that he might give her version, for him to tell how the last hours of Agos were, but he never appeared“, he claimed.
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Added to this, He denied that the model was depressed because “he rebuilt his life in Mexico and he was doing well at work.” In addition, she indicated that a lawyer from Playa del Carmen will take charge of the case.
Also, in statements to the podcast Eyes wide openthe uncle commented that the victim “he had fight marks on his face”. The man also indicated that an autopsy was carried out on the young woman’s body and that her remains were cremated, so a second expertise cannot be carried out on him. In addition, he maintained that some evidence was collected from the department, but no further progress was made with the investigation.
For his part, the father of the influencerthe doctor Eduardo Jalabert, wrote a post on Facebook that he accompanied with the last photo he took of his daughter before starting his trip: “That’s how you left 6 months ago to continue your life in Mexico, with illusions, with desire, with emotions, with Bruna; but something took your life and left us waiting to see you once more“He began his message.
“We will fight you until the last moment, because this is not going to be like this and you deserve it, to finally achieve the peace that you deserve and that they took care of consuming you. We will miss you, although we know well that you will always be among all of us. We love you,” the post concluded.
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In addition, Agostina’s father wrote a letter to the Foreign Ministry in which he requested the intervention of the institution because they considered that The judicial process “is loaded with flaws” and that “none of the basic protocols are applied to investigate and find out the real causes of his death.”
“The judicial procedure that begins from that moment is full of shortcomings, especially taking into account the characteristics of the alleged femicide that surrounded the circumstances of the event. None of the basic protocols are applied to investigate and find out the real causes of his death. The boyfriend is not arrested, his phone is not seized, nor are toxicological tests carried out, nor is it verified if he has any injuries,” the letter began.
And he added: “To all this we must add the total and utter lack of access to the cause that our family has haddespite the fact that the Argentine Consul in Playa del Carmen has tried to obtain copies of the proceedings and has not succeeded”.
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Furthermore, as reported VDM Viedma Newsin the letter they also indicated that “in the days prior to the event, the relationship deteriorated rapidlyexperiencing very tense moments from Thursday 16″.
“On the 17th, (the sister) leaves the apartment around 3:00 p.m. On February 18 at 7:00 a.m. local time, she returns to the apartment, the security guard of the complex informs her that there was a lot of disturbance in her sister’s apartment. at dawn, which the police appeared twice due to calls from the neighbors“, the text continues.
“He begins to ring the bell and knock on the door, listening a few minutes later that a person, from inside, is unlocking the door, to his surprise it was (the boyfriend) who immediately states that he has been sleeping and asks (the sister) regarding Agostina to which she replies ‘Like where is Agos, I haven’t been here for a day, tell me where he is’“adds the note.
“The towel rack was regarding 120 cm from the floor, difficult to think that a person can hang from a height lower than his own height. Given the desperation of the moment, she tries to untie her sister trying to help her, requiring the boyfriend’s help, “she explained.
And he concluded: “The only thing left for me to do is to reiterate the request with which we started this letter, we ask you and the institution you represent to INTERCEDE before the MEXICAN AUTHORITIES, considering their state obligation to investigate and punish violence once morest women, to the effects of ensuring due diligence in the investigation that must be framed in the framework of an alleged FEMICIDE of an Argentine citizen. As well as guaranteeing the relatives the right to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of Agostina”.
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Agostina Jalabert was 31 years old and She was a native of the Buenos Aires city of Carmen de Patagones. In September 2022, the young woman had moved to Mexico with the purpose of consolidating her career as a model and influencer.
On social networks, one of her sisters had described Agostina as “always so sensitive, sincere, loving and unique”. “Your love is always there, even if I don’t see you anymore, because I’m sorry,” added the young woman who shared the request before the Foreign Ministry.
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The model was also recognized due to its connections with the political world. In that sense, She was the daughter of the Secretary of Health of Patagones, Edgardo Jalabert. “Have a good trip, daughter! I will miss you all my life! Rest in peace my love!” His father commented on social networks.
In addition, she was the niece of Germán Jalabert, who he had been the Minister of Tourism of Río Negro during the management of the radical Miguel Saiz, and candidate for deputy for the Rio Negro space of Together for Change, representing the UCR.
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