A podiatrist, Guillermo Germán Berjeli, will face trial in March for the accusation of murdering his husband in 2020 with poisoned serum with the intention of obtaining his inheritance. The Oral Criminal and Correctional Court No. 5 of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires will carry out the proceedings against Berjeli, who is currently detained for this case.
According to the prosecution, Berjeli repeatedly manipulated his spouse's serums while he was hospitalized in a sanatorium in Recoleta, causing his death. He is charged with committing a quadruple homicide aggravated by relationship, premeditation, supply of poison, and greed, with a possible sentence of life imprisonment.
The trial will take place in March and it is expected that eight hearings will be held over several days in March, April, and May. The court will be presided over by Judge Cinthia Oberlander along with her colleagues Adrián Pérez Lance and Juan Manuel Grangeat.
The case is complicated by the lack of an autopsy, as the victim's body was cremated 48 hours after his death, as noted in the proceedings. Berjeli is currently in preventive detention at the Federal Prison Complex I in Ezeiza.
The circumstances surrounding the death of Roberto Alfonso Aquiles Guzmán Jaque point to a constant manipulation of his serums during his hospitalization. The motive for the crime, according to the prosecution, was economic, as Berjeli had an interest in collecting a life insurance policy and inheriting the assets that his husband owned in Chile, although this last aspect was not realized due to the current legislation in that country.
It is expected that evidence confirming Berjeli's manipulation of the serums, which would have caused his husband's death, will be presented during the trial. Testimonies from nurses, doctors, and the analysis of security videos will be fundamental in resolving the case.
