Forensic experts are working to determine the cause of death, the time of the crime, and whether the fire started before or after the victim's death. The investigation advanced based on the testimony of a taxi driver, who recounted seeing a man trying to get a woman into a vehicle at a home in the Herrera El Alto neighborhood. Ramona Emilia Medina was last seen on Sunday when she left her home to attend the city's corsos and did not return. The Justice Department is investigating the incident as a possible femicide, and a 38-year-old man is detained as the main suspect. According to ANRed, the victim was identified as Ramona Emilia Medina. A 65-year-old woman was murdered, and her body was found partially burned in a vacant lot near the cemetery of Las Termas de Río Hondo, in the province of Santiago del Estero. The Justice Department is trying to determine if he acted alone or if there were other people involved. Feminist organizations warn that this crime is part of a persistent context of machista violence against women and diversities, and they demand urgent prevention measures, gender-based investigation, and comprehensive support for the victims' families. The case continues in the investigative phase, pending the results of the autopsy and new judicial proceedings. With that information, the prosecutor's office requested a search warrant at the location, where the suspect was detained and cell phones were seized, one of which belonged to the victim. According to sources in the case, the detainee would have indicated to the police the site where the body was found. Following the report of her disappearance, a search operation was deployed and her image was circulated to request community collaboration. The body was found wrapped in a blanket on land adjacent to the local cemetery, with signs of having been burned.
