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Teenager arrested for alleged murder of 15-year-old student in Monagas

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in Monagas, Venezuela, for the alleged murder of a 15-year-old male student.
  • The victim died from a head injury after the girl allegedly threw a plastic container of water at him during an argument.
  • The case has been sent to the Public Ministry and will be handled under the Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents.

A 15-year-old girl is in custody in Venezuela's Monagas state for the alleged killing of a male classmate, also 15. The incident occurred at the Fe y Alegría Technical School in the Temblador parish.

According to the director of the Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigations Corps (Cicpc), Douglas Rico, the victim, Saddiel Alexander La Rosa Marcano, was "playing" with the girl when she allegedly threw a plastic container filled with water at him. The impact caused a severe head injury, leading to convulsions and a nosebleed.

Marcano was rushed to the Dr. Manuel Núñez Tovar Hospital in Maturín, where he later died from his injuries. The case has been transferred to the Public Ministry for further judicial proceedings. Authorities confirmed the case would be treated under the Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents.

On May 30, the victim's mother publicly demanded justice, stating that the perpetrator was a girl, not a peer as some had suggested. She asserted that the girl and her family knew the truth.

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

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