Thursday April 13, 2023 | 6:00 a.m.
The investigations to clarify the circumstances of the death of Formoseña gendarme Jésica Galeano (31), found lifeless and with a gunshot wound to the head last Sunday, March 12, yielded important results for the cause during the last hours. . And it is that the report of the paraffin test determined that no traces of gunpowder were detected in the woman’s hands, which would rule out the hypothesis of suicide and would further complicate the procedural situation of Horacio B. (35), partner of the gendarme and who at this time continues to be detained and charged with femicide.
In addition, this medium was able to find out from sources in the case that Judge Miguel Mattos, head of Investigating Court Seven, in charge of the investigation, denied a request for release from the detainee’s defense.
Precisely the figure of the suspect is in the crosshairs since he is targeted for alleged acts of previous violence that he would have exercised against his partner. And that according to the investigators, these same facts would have been repeated in a previous partner that the detainee had, some time before he met Galeano.
Sources involved in the investigation for this case told this morning newspaper that the results of the paraffin test also yielded doubtful results regarding traces of gunpowder in the defendant, for which reason a second, more specific test was ordered. . And that seeks to confirm if the detainee could be responsible for the shot that ended the life of the Formoseña, or if he had another type of direct participation in the crime.
As in Formosa, tomorrow there will be a march for justice in Posadas.
Regarding the latest developments in the case, it was also learned that from the complaint that represents the victim’s family, and that is in charge of the lawyer Ricardo Guanuco as intervening actor in the file, the call for testimonial statements from different people who At the discretion of the complaint, they have important aspects to add to the cause.
On the other hand, it still remains for the reports of cell phones to be sent to the court, by experts from the Secretariat for Support in Complex Investigations (Saic).
It should be remembered that among the measures ordered by the Justice to clarify the case, a visual inspection was carried out last Wednesday, April 5, in the house shared by the couple of gendarmes in the Cocomarola Este neighborhood of the provincial capital.
On that occasion, judicial authorities, together with experts from the Misiones Police, carried out an inspection inside the house located on Calle 55B, as well as in a backyard and in the couple’s vehicle.
The measure lasted just over three hours at the home and from that place the investigators seized various documents and other items of importance to the case.
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For tomorrow -in the morning hours-, relatives and relatives of Jésica Galeano organize a peaceful demonstration in front of the Seventh Investigating Court to demand justice for the gendarme.
“Because we are the cry of those who are not there” reads the invitation to those who want to accompany the protesters and that during the last hours has gone viral on social networks.
The concentration is scheduled for 9 in front of the court.
