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The search operation for the two children, by land and water, was carried out yesterday by members of the Regional Unit III of the Misiones Police and the Argentine Naval Prefecture. Tasks will resume today morning.
The search operation for the two children, by land and water, was carried out yesterday by members of the Regional Unit III of the Misiones Police and the Argentine Naval Prefecture. Tasks will resume today morning.
A woman suffering from schizophrenia would have thrown her two children, ages 3 and 7, into the Paraná River and later tried to take her own life, but was rescued by members of the Prefecture. The event occurred yesterday before noon in Eldorado, in the area known as 200 Steps of the Kilometer 1 waterfront.
After being rescued from the waters of the Paraná and before the Prefectural patrol that brought her to safety, the woman, identified as Mirian Z. (34) recounted that she had previously drowned her little children, ages 3 and 7.
As a consequence of this, the personnel of the Regional Unit III of the Misiones Police, together with troops and divers from the Prefecture, began an extensive search, without positive results until the closing of this edition. In parallel, the mother was taken to the Samic hospital for assistance.
The passing of the hours worked against the operatives, since without light the search for the minors was difficult. Photo: Polmis
The now suspected double homicide was rescued by a Prefecture patrol in a medium-depth area and in that instance she would have told the federals that she intended to take her own life.
But it was even worse when he revealed that minutes before he had thrown his two young children into the mighty river, assuring that the minors “disappeared from the surface.”
Immediately after the confession, both the federal and the provincial forces organized a search operation in a large sector marked by the mother of the minors, both in the riverside area and in the depths, including running downstream.
According to those close to the woman, it was possible to learn that she was not in a good state of mental health, that she was noted to be depressed, that she required treatment since her children were born, and that the father of the children was the one who was in charge of their lives. care.
Entry is prohibited in the area where the children would have been thrown. Photo: NG
The latest information provided by police sources indicates that according to her partner, identified as 38-year-old Pablo V., the woman who threw her two children into the Paraná River would have left a farewell letter.
Likewise, in the statement he also reported that the woman suffers from acute schizophrenia, a situation that would have influenced the decision
Police doctors examined the 34-year-old woman after she was rescued from the water and found that she was a person with a history of psychiatric pathology who was on medication and was treated by Mental Health at that time.
On examination, there were no obvious injuries. Subsequently, tests were requested to find out if she had ingested drugs or other substances prior to the event, leaving her in police custody and at the disposal of the Eldorado Investigating Court Two.
On the other hand, the father of the minors is a player of a team that plays in the League of Public Distributions. Due to the sad situation that occurred in the early hours of yesterday, representatives of the league suspended the previously scheduled meeting with their rival.
