An Argentinian model has died in Playa del Carmen and his family is calling for his death to be investigated

Agostina Jalaberta 31-year-old Argentinian model and influencer, was found dead in an apartment in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and her family is calling for the case to be investigated as possible femicide.

Since Carmen of PatagoniaAgostina was found by her sister Candela in the apartment they shared in the Paseo del Real complex, Paseo de Los Olivos, located in the city in the state of Quintana Roo, where the sisters had been living since September 2022.

At the end of December, “Agostina’s ex-boyfriend went to visit her to spend the holidays, they reconciled and he stayed to live with them both”, they detailed from their entourage.

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According to Candela’s account, that morning he arrived at the property and found it closed, which was not often. As explained, Germán, uncle of the victim in GlobeLiveMedia, the door opens with a code. The 21-year-old entered it time and time again and couldn’t access it. worried, he began to knock and ring the bell. He even called his mother to tell her about the situation.

A few minutes earlier, the condominium security guard had warned her that they would be fined because they tonight the neighbors had called the police twice because of the noises, fights and screams that were heard from the apartment.

Finally, Agostina’s partner opened the door from the inside. The man said he was sleeping and asked about his sister. “She replied that she had to be with him and started looking for her in the rooms. He found her in the bathroom seated and tied with a belt from the towel rack.says Jalabert. “Bruna, her sister’s dog, took her to this place,” he said.

“Candela saw two or three bruises, but he didn’t stop there because when he saw his sister in this situation, he became desperate and tried to revive her. At that time, Agostina was already dead.

Although the scene is consistent with suicide, the woman’s family lodged a complaint with the Ministry of Foreign Affairsin charge of cafe santiagoassisting Mexican authorities in investigating the case as suspected femicide, as published News from VDM Viedma.

“We still do not have the result of the autopsy”, lamented the uncle 10 days after the death of his niece who, like the parents of the young woman, suspects the ex.

“The relationship started at the time of the pandemic and there were episodes of violence. At some point, the mother had to pick her up from the apartment where they lived. Her parents had to stand firm to get her out of this situation. They separated and Agostina went on with her life: she moved to Mexico and started working as an advertising model. We knew he also went to this country, but he settled on the Pacific coast near Puerto Vallarta,” he said.

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And he continued, “It’s unclear how he seduced her again, but his parents, who spoke to him daily, knew they had returned. After his death, they contacted his father and agreed to a Zoom so that he can give his version, so that he can tell how the last hours of Agos were, but never appeared”.

“During the last discussions, she seemed happy. He told them that they had plans as a couple and that they were considering going to live in Spain. This situation changed on Thursday, February 16. Apparently, she discovered an infidelity and from there it started to get complicated“, he explained.

“Agostina was not depressed, He had rebuilt his life in Mexico and he was working well,” concluded his uncle. Finally, he announced that a lawyer from Playa del Carmen would take on the case.

AsDoctor Edgardo Jalabertthe model’s father wrote a meaningful message on Facebook, which he accompanies with the last photo he took before embarking on his last trip: “This is how you left 6 months ago to continue your life in Mexico, with illusions, with desires, with emotions, with Bruna; but something took your life and made us wait to see you again. We will fight you until the last moment, because it’s not going to be like that and you deserve it, to finally get the peace you deserve and they took care to consume you. We will miss you, although we know you will always be with us. We love you”.

In the letter sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to intercede in the situation, Agostina’s father argued that “the legal proceedings that begin from this moment are full of shortcomings, especially given the characteristics of the alleged femicide that has surrounded the circumstances of the fact. None of the basic protocols are applied to investigate and discover the true causes of his death. The boyfriend is not arrested, his phone is not seized, toxicology tests are not performed, or checked for injuries. To all this we must add the complete and absolute lack of access to the case that our family has had, despite the fact that the Argentine Consul in Playa del Carmen tried to obtain copies of the proceedings and was unsuccessful. “.

And he concludes: “I have only to reiterate the request with which we began this letter, we ask you and the institution you represent to INTERCEDE before the MEXICAN AUTHORITIES, given the their state obligation to investigate and punish violence against women, This is with the aim of ensuring due diligence in the investigation that must be framed in the context of an alleged FEMICIDE of an Argentine citizen. In addition to guaranteeing the next of kin the right to clarify the circumstances surrounding Agostina’s death”.

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