Retiree Held for Hour, Beaten in La Matanza Home Invasion; Thieves Still at Large

A 65-year-old retiree, Juana Ángela Fernández, endured a terrifying ordeal when three robbers invaded her home in González Catán, La Matanza. The assailants held her captive for more than an hour, physically assaulting her while they searched for valuables. The incident occurred early Sunday morning at her residence on Reaño street.

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I told them I had nothing.

Despite Fernández telling the intruders she had no money, they proceeded to hit her and steal cash intended for daily expenses. The robbers also took a necklace, a gift from her husband, and her mobile phone. "I told them I had nothing," Fernández recounted to A24, "but they hit me with their fists." The victim reported that the thieves mocked her as they took her belongings.

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Old woman, didn't you say you had nothing?

Fernández's granddaughter told local media that the robbers entered through a window. Inside, they tied up her grandmother and continued their search. Security footage shows the three suspects fleeing the property shortly after 5 a.m., scaling a fence and running into the street. The family noted that the robbers used the same method to enter and exit the home.

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There is a great pain inside me. They took everything, I have nothing.

During the home invasion, the assailants reportedly hit Fernández with a Bible and threw water on her. "There is a great pain inside me. They took everything, I have nothing," she said, adding, "We are working people. Everything we have, we earned with effort." The police have filed a report, and the investigation is ongoing, but the suspects have not yet been identified.

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We are working people. Everything we have, we earned with effort.