New chats allegedly show Cerimedo discussing 'eliminating' girlfriend; defense disputes evidence

New chat messages allegedly involving Fernando Cerimedo, an ex-advisor to Argentine politician Javier Milei, have surfaced, potentially complicating his legal situation. Cerimedo is currently detained in Bolivia on charges of attempting to murder his partner, Nadia Beller. The chats, reportedly found on Cerimedo's phone, appear to discuss ways to "eliminate" Beller.

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Nadia has gone very far... I think we need to find a way to eliminate her.

Jerjes Justiniano, Beller's lawyer, revealed the content of one message, stating, "Nadia has gone very far... I think we need to find a way to eliminate her." Justiniano asserts that these messages are part of the police's forensic analysis of Cerimedo's phone and were sent by Cerimedo to another individual. He believes these chats provide sufficient evidence to consider Cerimedo an "intellectual participant" in the alleged crime.

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We consider that these are not expert reports, they are illegally obtained evidence.

However, Cerimedo's defense lawyer, Margarita Arce, has strongly contested the validity of these chats as evidence. Arce argues that the material presented is merely a screenshot, and its authenticity and origin have not been properly verified. She stated, "We consider that these are not expert reports, they are illegally obtained evidence." Arce further claimed that the defense did not authorize the phone's examination and expressed doubt that the screenshot actually came from her client's device, adding, "It's a screen from a phone and we don't know if it's his phone or not. For us, that is not evidence, it doesn't belong to him."

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It's a screen from a phone and we don't know if it's his phone or not. For us, that is not evidence, it doesn't belong to him.

Beller's lawyer also indicated the existence of other messages between Beller and Cerimedo that suggest a conflict in their relationship, possibly related to Beller's pregnancy. One message attributed to Cerimedo reads, "Incredible, truly incredible. Don't you dare Nadia. Don't you dare do stupid things. If you publish that, you ruin my life. I already told you. You take it out and you ruin my life. Don't do idiocies. I'll shoot myself, I don't care about anything." Beller's response was, "Don't manipulate me anymore. I swear never again."

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Incredible, truly incredible. Don't you dare Nadia. Don't you dare do stupid things. If you publish that, you ruin my life. I already told you. You take it out and you ruin my life. Don't do idiocies. I'll shoot myself, I don't care about anything.