Estefanía L., a 30-year-old woman who worked as a cashier in a restaurant in the Núñez neighborhood, was initially classified as the victim of a violent armed robbery, but subsequent investigations revealed an unexpected turn of events.
The incident occurred on the night of October 17 at Beto's Lomitos, located on Avenida del Libertador at 6800. According to reports from judicial authorities, security cameras captured the moment an individual entered the premises, He placed a purse on the counter and threatened Estefanía with a firearm.demanding the collection of the establishment, which amounted to the considerable sum of 1,138,000 pesos.
Justice, after a meticulous analysis of the evidence, came to the conclusion that the robbery scene was meticulously staged by Estefanía L. and her accomplices with the sole purpose of appropriating the money of the restaurant's proceeds.
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In the words of judges Julio Marcelo Lucini and Magdalena Laíño of Chamber VI of the National Court of Criminal and Correctional Appeals of Buenos Aires, what happened was “a scene staged with the sole objective of stealing the money from the collection.”
🚨 FROM CASHIER AND WITNESS TO THE ACCUSED OF DELIVERING A THEFT
– In October 2023, an armed criminal robbed the Betos Lomitos store in Núñez.
– Now the Crime Chamber confirmed the prosecution of the cashier as the perpetrator of the assault.
– He will go to trial to reveal whether he participated or not. pic.twitter.com/RikDCdEXoe— Via Szeta (@mauroszeta) April 22, 2024
The appeal court partially confirmed the prosecution decision initially issued by Judge Edmundo Rabbione. However, A modification was made to the legal classification of the incident.
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The magistrate had chosen to prosecute the suspect with preventive detention for the crime of doubly aggravated robbery, arguing that it had been committed with a weapon whose firing capacity was not confirmed.
However, the appeal judges ruled out the classification of aggravated robbery with a weapon, considering that it was a simulated situation for the establishment's security cameras.
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The judicial process also involved Gabriel V., a former employee of the restaurant who had been recommended by Estefanía and who, according to investigations, played a crucial role in the planning and execution of the simulated robbery.
The SIPE requested the collaboration of the Digital Ring Division of the City Police to identify the license plate of the vehicle, which It was registered in the name of a resident of the Chacarita neighborhood.
During the search at the address linked to the owner of the car, it was revealed that on the day of the incident, this individual had been requested by Gabriel V., who stated that he needed to transport his cousin to different places in the city.
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However, during the trip, a third person, unknown to the owner of the vehicle, got out of the car at the restaurant and carried out the alleged armed robbery.
The investigation was also supported by the analysis of telephone communications. It was determined that Gabriel V. maintained frequent contact with Estefanía L. after the robbery and that there were communications prior to the incident.
The owner of the restaurant, who was unable to close the cash register that night, observed discrepancies in the amount of money reported by Estefanía L. compared to the cash count made by the morning manager the next day.
This raised suspicions about the employee's possible collaboration in the robbery, since she had access to the safe and the cash register.
Based on all this evidence, Judge Rabbione prosecuted Gabriel V. and Estefanía L., along with the unidentified individual, for the organization and planning of the simulated theft, in collaboration with the owner of the vehicle.
In her defense, Estefanía L. maintained that she was a victim of the situation and denied having used part of the stolen money for her marriage, as well as any involvement in the calls with Gabriel V. before and after the incident.
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*This article was made with the assistance of artificial intelligence with information from La Nación Argentina (GDA) and was reviewed by a journalist and an editor.
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