The media personality is accused of the crime of intentional aggravated injury followed by death, which provides for a sentence of 8 to 20 years in prison if found guilty. Today, the closing arguments in the trial against Felipe Pettinato for the death of his neurologist Melchor Rodrigo will begin before judges Enrique Gamboa, Gabriel Vega, and Gustavo Valle. Then, on Monday, March 30, the prosecution will present its arguments and sentencing request. Finally, on Monday, April 6, the defense will have its turn, and it is expected that the verdict from Court No. 14 will also be announced that day. For now, according to the Argentine News Agency, the accused has not made a statement, and it is yet to be seen if he will give a final address in the trial. At the end of February, the trial against Pettinato began for the death of Rodrigo, which occurred on May 16, 2022, after a fire in the actor's apartment, located on the 22nd floor 'F' of a building at Aguilar 2300, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Belgrano. After 11:00 PM, a fire broke out inside the apartment, for which Felipe went into the hallway and asked for help to put out the flames and rescue his friend. Although a neighbor tried to help, when firefighters arrived at the building, they confirmed that the lifeless body of the doctor was lying in the living room of the apartment, who had severe burns on his lower legs. This data was of great importance because later the autopsy revealed that Melchor died from 'critical burns to 90% of the body surface,' as well as from 'congestion, edema, and pulmonary hemorrhage.'
