Oscar Valdez, the accused

Oscar Valdez, the Paraguayan-born tailor accused of shooting the murder to the Buenos Aires police Maribel Salazar at the Retiro station on the C line of the metro, she will face tomorrow the judge Martín Peluso, in charge of her file, in her investigation. The judge waits for key evidence before questioning, mainly, security camera footage of the event.

In addition, Peluso ordered various measures: ballistic tests, toxicological analysis to Valdez’s blood to try to determine if he killed under the influence of alcohol or drugs. On the other hand, he is waiting for the recovery of the employee of the EMOVA company who was also shot, to take a testimony on his part.

However, there is one skill more expected than all the others. Sources with access to the file have confirmed GlobeLiveMedia What a Tramontina type knife was found on the station platform, with visible bloodstains. This knife is currently being analyzed by the federal police. Fluff will try to determine if indeed the knife is bound with the episode that ended in murder.

For the moment, It is ruled out that Valdez suffers from some type of psychiatric illness. “The analyzes so far give him good results”, assures a researcher. The magistrate, head of court No. 9, also requested the Buenos Aires justice file of 2021 in which the seamstress, a neighbor of Villa 31 , was being investigated for gender-based violence, a case in charge of prosecutor Claudia Barcía.

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The PFA raids the home of Oscar Valdéz at Villa 31
The PFA raids the home of Oscar Valdéz at Villa 31

Last night, by order of Judge Peluso, the Federal Police Homicide Division raided the room where Valdez lived, located at Manzana 14 of Villa 31. The murderer rented the place two months ago with his partner.

The police searched the room for weapons, documentation and private bibliography that could provide information on “the idea of ​​hatred and dislike for police personnel”. However, detectives found “nothing of interest” beyond documentation of the inmate and his companion.

According to investigators, the other tenants of the Manzana 14 house “filed a complaint with the owner after the crime”. Also, they called Valdez a violent. Upon entering the patrol car after his arrest, Valdez resisted arrest. First he struggled with the officers and then, as they tried to get him into the police vehicle, he shouted: “Bring it to my son and my daughter. Don’t do this to me! I’m the boss, I won! You won’t bother with me! They hurt me, the cameras!”.

Zalazar and his youngest son.
Zalazar and his youngest son.

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