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81-year-old woman found stabbed ten times; 13-year-old granddaughter is prime suspect
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Uruguay /Crime & Justice

81-year-old woman found stabbed ten times; 13-year-old granddaughter is prime suspect

From El Paรญs · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • An 81-year-old woman was found dead in her home with ten stab wounds.
  • Her 13-year-old granddaughter, who initially claimed suicide, is now the main suspect.
  • The granddaughter reportedly confessed, stating she acted on orders from an international online game chat.

Police are investigating the death of an 81-year-old woman who was found with ten stab wounds inside her home in Cerrito. The situation was reported by her 13-year-old granddaughter, who is now considered the primary suspect in the case.

The incident came to light on Sunday afternoon when police received multiple calls reporting screams from the elderly woman's residence. Her granddaughter also contacted emergency services, initially claiming her grandmother had committed suicide. However, investigators quickly determined this was not the case upon arriving at the scene, noting the multiple stab wounds on the victim's body.

Sources indicate that the granddaughter had recently been hospitalized and suffers from schizophrenia, though this information requires further verification through medical examinations. The elderly woman had been caring for her granddaughter.

Shortly after police arrived, the teenager reportedly confessed to the murder. She claimed to have received orders to kill someone through an international chat game, though she stated she has no memory of the event itself. She is currently the main suspect and will undergo psychiatric evaluations to determine her mental state and legal accountability.

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Originally published by El Paรญs in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.