Femicide of Patricia Rendón in Catriel: the jury deliberates

2023-09-08 23:03:48

The prosecution and the complaint managed to persuade the popular jury with all scientific and expert evidence that compromises the accused. Fernando Luis Cronenbold Suarez by the femicide of Patricia Rendón, which occurred on June 28, 2022 in Catriel. The defense, in its argument, raised all possible doubts. In this scenario of competing theories and, after the instructions, the deliberation began.

In it jury trial number twelve taking place in Río Negro, the twelve people selected last week entered into secret deliberation. Somewhat exhausted by the long day this Friday, they debate the guilt of Cronenbold Suarez.

If you are declared responsible for the femicide, the only possible penalty is life imprisonment. The trial began on Monday and 26 witnesses testified. The accusing parties pointed to scientific and expert evidence. GPS tour of the victim’s cell phone, WhatsApp audio exchanges and the conclusions of the autopsy were part of the elements presented to the popular jury.

It was the first jury trial of the chief prosecutor Gustavo Herrera. The representative of the Public Ministry highlighted the difference between the witnesses who were friends or close to Patricia and the confirmation of the information they provided with objective witnesses and technical expertise carried out with geopositioning of cell phones, medical expertise and security cameras, among others.

The plaintiff Marcelo Hertzriken Velasco pointed to the cycle of gender violence and to the structural differences that existed between the victim and the accused. The two accusing parties demanded a guilty plea for the crime of femicide.

After the allegations, the victim’s mother carmen rodriguez He demanded justice for his daughter and for his granddaughter who was left without a mother.


Femicide of Patricia Rendón in Catriel: the defense questioned the investigation


He defender Ruben Antiguala cast doubts on the entire investigation. He criticized the Police and the experts who testified during the week. She insisted on the innocence of his client and reiterated the hypothesis of the debt that the victim supposedly maintained and the possibility that she was killed by two people who were traveling in a Volkswagen Vento and who had Central American accents. With all that she claimed her absolution.

The arguments ended after 8 p.m. The parties then discussed final instructions. The technical judge Guillermo Baquero Lazcanor stated the guidelines for deliberating and the jury went to a secret session. The verdict was awaited this Friday night.

The incident that is the subject of the accusation occurred on June 28, 2022 in Catriel. That day, the accused person, currently detained, He would have beaten Patricia Rendón to death, who had been his partner. According to the accusation, the attack took place at the defendant’s home, although he later loaded the body into the trunk of his Renault Fluence and took them to a deserted area with difficult access, about 70 kilometers from Catriel.


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