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Grandfather Defends Mother of Murdered Teen Agostina Vega Amid Accusations
🇦🇷 Argentina /Crime & Justice

Grandfather Defends Mother of Murdered Teen Agostina Vega Amid Accusations

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A grandfather in Córdoba, Argentina, defended his daughter, the mother of murdered teenager Agostina Vega, against accusations.
  • The mother, Melisa Herrera, is in intensive care and unaware of her daughter's death, while her father insists she is a victim and complainant in the case.
  • The grandfather expressed immense grief and vowed to pursue justice for his granddaughter, demanding the harshest punishment for the perpetrator and any accomplices.

The grandfather of Agostina Vega, a 14-year-old girl murdered in Córdoba, Argentina, has spoken out to defend his daughter, Melisa Herrera, who is the victim's mother. Herrera is currently in intensive care and has not yet been informed of her daughter's death.

We are good people, everyone knows us. She is not charged or under investigation. Everything they say about her is a lie, let people dedicate themselves to talking about something else.

— MiguelThe grandfather of Agostina Vega defending his daughter, Melisa Herrera, against accusations.

Miguel, the grandfather, vehemently denied circulating accusations against his daughter. "We are good people, everyone knows us. She is not charged or under investigation. Everything they say about her is a lie," he stated, urging people to focus on other matters. This stance aligns with the lawyer for Herrera, Carlos Nayi, who described her as a "victim and complainant" and called any suggestion of her involvement "absolutely implausible."

Melisa is fine, she is stabilized and in intensive care by medical indication. Now we have the worst part: telling the mother that she no longer has her daughter. In minutes we are going to tell her. I can't imagine how I'm going to tell her.

— MiguelDescribing his daughter's condition and the difficult task of informing her of her daughter's death.

Miguel shared the family's profound grief, describing the situation as "the worst moment of our lives." He expressed the agony of having to tell Herrera about her daughter's death, stating, "I can't imagine how I'm going to tell her." He also criticized the prosecutor, Raúl Garzón, for his public statements, hinting at possible political motivations. "I don't want to think that this person is campaigning for something or wants to get a higher political position," he said.

I am convinced that there are more people involved, and the prosecutor also gave us indications. I will not stop until the last son of a bitch is in jail and rots in prison.

— MiguelVowing to pursue justice for his granddaughter.

Filled with anguish, the grandfather vowed to see the case through to the end. "I am convinced that there are more people involved, and the prosecutor also gave us indications. I will not stop until the last son of a bitch is in jail and rots in prison," he declared. He also insisted that the perpetrator and any accomplices should receive the harshest possible sentences, stating, "This animal, if I say that I offend animals; what he did to my granddaughter is unforgivable."

This animal, if I say that I offend animals; what he did to my granddaughter is unforgivable.

— MiguelExpressing his outrage at the perpetrator's actions.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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