Authorities in Rosario are investigating the death of a 47-year-old transgender woman whose body was discovered late Tuesday night inside an apartment on Cerrito Street near number 600, according to local police reports. The grim discovery, which has sent shockwaves through the República de la Sexta neighborhood, has prompted specialized investigative units to probe potential motives, including the possibility of a transfemicide.
The Discovery on Cerrito Street
The caller reported spotting an unresponsive body lying on the floor of a neighboring balcony within the macrocenter area of Rosario, according to Aire de Santa Fe.
Upon arriving at the scene, units from the Urban Order Brigade verified the presence of a deceased individual. Officers attempted to contact the owner of the apartment repeatedly, but received no response. Faced with the silence, law enforcement entered the residence and requested an immediate dispatch from the Sies medical service, whose personnel formally confirmed the victim’s death.
Evidence Pointing to Violent Trauma
Initial examinations of the crime scene revealed troubling signs of physical violence. According to El Monterizo, the victim’s body bore sharp-force cutting wounds on her legs, abrasions on her knees, and visible blunt-force trauma to her face. Adding to the timeline of the tragedy, local residents reported hearing shouts coming from the apartment late Sunday night, after which the victim was not seen again.
The combination of these severe injuries and neighborhood accounts has led investigators to examine whether the fatality constitutes a transfemicide. Prosecutor Rodrigo Urriticoechea quickly stepped in to direct the judicial response, summoning the criminalistics cabinet of the Investigative Police (PDI) to process the scene, gather forensic evidence, and secure the perimeter.
Jurisdiction and Ongoing Judicial Steps
With the preliminary forensic work underway, the formal investigation has been delegated to specialized provincial branches. The Agency for Investigation of Human Trafficking and Gender Violence has taken charge of the case file to ensure a rigorous gender-perspective approach to the probe.
As of Wednesday morning, no arrests have been reported by security forces. Investigators continue interviewing neighbors, analyzing forensic traces collected from the apartment, and piecing together the victim’s final hours to determine the exact sequence of events that led to the fatal outcome on Cerrito Street.
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