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| Man suspected of ordering murder of three Argentine women arrested | Man suspected of ordering murder of three Argentine women arrested |
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| Police in Peru released a photo of the suspect as he was being detained next to the truck he had been hiding in | Police in Peru released a photo of the suspect as he was being detained next to the truck he had been hiding in |
| Police in Peru have arrested a man suspected of having ordered the killing of two 20-year-old women and a 15-year-old girl in Argentina. | Police in Peru have arrested a man suspected of having ordered the killing of two 20-year-old women and a 15-year-old girl in Argentina. |
| The three were lured to a house near the Argentine capital on 19 September. | The three were lured to a house near the Argentine capital on 19 September. |
| Their mutilated bodies were found several days later and police revealed that their killers had livestreamed their torture and killing on social media. | |
| The brutality of the crime has sent shockwaves through the region, with thousands taking part in anti-femicide protests in Buenos Aires on Sunday. | The brutality of the crime has sent shockwaves through the region, with thousands taking part in anti-femicide protests in Buenos Aires on Sunday. |
| The security minister of Buenos Aires province, Javier Alonso, said that cousins Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, both aged 20, and 15-year-old Lara Morena Gutiérrez had been lured by an international drugs gang to the house with a promise of being paid to attend a party. | The security minister of Buenos Aires province, Javier Alonso, said that cousins Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, both aged 20, and 15-year-old Lara Morena Gutiérrez had been lured by an international drugs gang to the house with a promise of being paid to attend a party. |
| CCTV footage of them getting into a van with fake number plates enabled police to track them to the house where they were murdered. | CCTV footage of them getting into a van with fake number plates enabled police to track them to the house where they were murdered. |
| Their bodies were found buried in the garden. | Their bodies were found buried in the garden. |
| The security minister said that their murder was broadcast to a closed group of 45 people. He added that during the livestream, a voice could be heard saying "this is what happens to those who steal drugs from me". | The security minister said that their murder was broadcast to a closed group of 45 people. He added that during the livestream, a voice could be heard saying "this is what happens to those who steal drugs from me". |
| Originally, Alonso said that the video had been streamed on Instagram, but he later told a local TV channel that "apparently it was on another platform". | |
| Argentine police arrested seven suspects in the days following the crime - including the man suspected of digging the hole in which the women were buried and a man and his niece, who police say drove the car in which the victims were taken to the house. | Argentine police arrested seven suspects in the days following the crime - including the man suspected of digging the hole in which the women were buried and a man and his niece, who police say drove the car in which the victims were taken to the house. |
| But the man they suspected of having given the order for the killings, 20-year-old Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, also known as "Little J", had eluded them. | But the man they suspected of having given the order for the killings, 20-year-old Tony Janzen Valverde Victoriano, also known as "Little J", had eluded them. |
| He was detained by police on a motorway 70km (43 miles) south of the Peruvian capital, Lima, hidden in a van transporting fish. | He was detained by police on a motorway 70km (43 miles) south of the Peruvian capital, Lima, hidden in a van transporting fish. |
| In a separate operation, Peruvian police also detained a 28-year-old Argentine man, Matías Ozorio, who they say is Mr Valverde's right-hand man. | In a separate operation, Peruvian police also detained a 28-year-old Argentine man, Matías Ozorio, who they say is Mr Valverde's right-hand man. |
| Mr Ozorio will be handed over to Argentine police soon, while Mr Valverde, who is a Peruvian citizen, will stay in jail in Peru for now pending an extradition request by Argentina. | Mr Ozorio will be handed over to Argentine police soon, while Mr Valverde, who is a Peruvian citizen, will stay in jail in Peru for now pending an extradition request by Argentina. |
| Peruvian police said they had intercepted communications between Mr Valverde and Mr Ozorio, which allowed them to track down their movements. | Peruvian police said they had intercepted communications between Mr Valverde and Mr Ozorio, which allowed them to track down their movements. |
| Mr Ozorio told police that he had been "tricked" by a drugs gang he owed money to into entering Peru. | Mr Ozorio told police that he had been "tricked" by a drugs gang he owed money to into entering Peru. |
| Argentina's security minister praised Peruvian police for their work in detaining the two suspects. | Argentina's security minister praised Peruvian police for their work in detaining the two suspects. |
| Correction 2 October 2025: This article was amended to include a quote from the Buenos Aires security minister in which he questioned his previous assertion that the video had been streamed on Instagram. |