Thousands protest livestreamed murder of 2 women, young girl in Argentina

by | Sep 27, 2025 | World

Drug gang suspected in torture and murder of two young women, and a 15-year-old girl, in crime that shocks Argentina.Clashes have erupted between demonstrators and police as thousands protested in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, to demand justice over the torture and killing of two young women and a teenager, which was livestreamed on social media by a purported drug gang.Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Saturday to denounce the killings that shocked Argentinians after it was revealed that the murders were perpetrated live on the Instagram platform and watched by 45 members of a private account, officials said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe bodies of Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, cousins aged 20, and 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez were found buried on Wednesday in the yard of a house in a southern suburb of Buenos Aires, five days after they went missing.Investigators said the victims, thinking they were going to a party, were lured into a van on September 19, allegedly as part of a plan to “punish” them for violating gang code and to serve as a warning to others.Police discovered a video of the triple murder after a suspect in the disappearance of the three revealed it under questioning, according to Javier Alonso, the security minister for the Buenos Aires province.In the footage, a gang leader is heard saying: “This is what happens to those who steal drugs from me.”Argentinian media reported that the torturers cut off fingers, pulled out nails, and beat and suffocated the victims …

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