Thursday, January 19, 2023 | 5:00 a.m.
After several weeks of intense searches to find the attacker for the femicide attempt that occurred on December 22 in Villa Bonita, investigators from the Misiones Police Regional Unit II arrested Adrián Zuachzer (26), the man who stabbed his ex-partner in the town of Alba Posse. The man had been a fugitive since the attack and, according to the victim, Marcia Noemí Mattoso (27), the subject harassed her on social media.
In the early hours of the morning, agents from the Oberá Investigations Division and the Villa Bonita Police Station, in the midst of an important deployment, arrested 26-year-old Zuachzer, who stabbed his concubine a total of 13 times in a plaza, in front of her three children, leaving her in a delicate state and then fleeing the place.
From the moment of the event, the Police worked on the search and capture throughout the province, carrying out specific surveillance in places where he would have relatives who could provide him with refuge.
Meanwhile, the victim, who was admitted to intensive care, an instance in which she underwent emergency surgery and showed a “miraculous” evolution if one takes into account the serious internal injuries resulting from Zuachzer’s lunges and was under permanent care by of the Police during her recovery at her parents’ house, she told the agents that the attacker continued to harass her by telephone through different profiles on social networks.
For this reason, the Cybercrime Department proceeded with a satellite search sweep, locating the point at which the fugitive activated his profile, locating him in the vicinity of the area known as the “air strip” in Alba Posse.
Marcia together with Dr. Héctor González, whom she thanked for his attention.
There, he was captured after being a fugitive for 27 days, after an extensive operation in the mountain area on the coast of the Uruguay River.
In addition, not ruling out that the person involved could move illegally across the river, joint action was ordered, with the support of the Civil Police and the Santa Rosa Brazil Military Brigade, who provided relevant information for the course of the investigation that culminated. Yesterday.
Likewise, with respect to the victim and his family group, while the defendant was a fugitive, different Oberá agencies provided them with permanent custody, as well as accompaniment by professionals in the mental health area.
Investigating Judge Two of Oberá ordered that the detainee be housed in police headquarters and be notified of the criminal case for which he is accused. It is expected that he will soon be transferred to complete his investigation.
A relationship full of conflicts
After what happened, the parents of Marcia Noemí Mattoso told this morning newspaper that over the years of living with the aggressor the victim filed several complaints of violence, the last alert being dismissed by the authorities in early December.
In addition, they added that an approach ban was currently in force.
“He manipulated my daughter a lot and she didn’t see reason. That’s why I went to the police station and asked to be arrested. He even sent threatening messages to us. But they did nothing, he continued free and attacked my daughter in front of everyone, ”said Mariela, the victim’s mother.
For his part, Carlos Mattoso mentioned that the attacker “didn’t even respect his children. He never liked working and he lived on his salary, but when the money ran out, he went crazy.
In this sense, Marcía’s father begged that “now the authorities take what he is capable of doing seriously, because for nine years he made my daughter’s life hell.”
For her part, the mother remarked that “there were complaints and restrictions, but the Police only started to move now. When I asked for help for my daughter, the Villa Bonita police station told me that they couldn’t do it without the authorization of a judge. Then the worst has to happen for them to act”.
On the other hand, the victim of the multiple stabbings also spoke after learning that her attacker was arrested, expressing that “I am much calmer now.”
In this context, he also said he felt “a lot of helplessness” in relation to “how he left me” and made clear his desire that “he pay for what he did and rot in jail”, adding: “I am grateful to be alive and with more strength to move on.”
In addition, he stated that he expects justice and predicted many years in prison for his attacker, posing at that point his hopes in the head of the Investigating Court 2 of Oberá, Horacio Alarcón, magistrate in charge of the case. “Thank you for the support,” Marcia closed her dialogue with this medium.
