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Three burglars broke into a La Plata judge’s home, tied her up and robbed her

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Three men entered Judge Claudia Greco’s home in La Plata, tied her and her son up, and stole cash, valuables and banking transfers.
  • The burglars climbed across three neighboring properties to reach the house and took the security camera recording device before fleeing.
  • The attackers remain at large, while the article notes that Greco suffered a similar robbery in 2017.

Three men reached a judge’s home in La Plata by climbing over the roofs of three neighboring houses. They entered while Claudia Greco was in the kitchen with her son, tied them up and demanded money.

You are a judge, we already know you are a judge.

· Claudia GrecoGreco recalled the threat the burglars made when they entered her home.

The burglars told Greco they knew she was a judge. They also said they knew about her possessions, including a safe or dollars reportedly kept at the property. The men forced the victims to hand over cash and make bank transfers, according to local outlet 0221.

Security cameras from two nearby homes recorded two of the men moving across roofs, passageways and gardens before reaching Greco’s house in Tolosa. The attackers stayed for more than an hour. One guarded the entrance while the other two searched the upper floor.

You have a safe here. I was told there is a safe in your office or that you have dollars.

· Claudia GrecoGreco said the attackers claimed to know about her possessions.

They took valuables including a mobile phone, credit cards and house keys. Before leaving through the property’s front gate, they noticed the home’s security cameras and removed the device storing the recordings. The three men remain at large.

As soon as I opened the refrigerator, one of the two attackers came at me, pointed a gun at me and took me to the stairs.

· Claudia GrecoShe described the similar robbery she experienced in 2017.

The article also recalls that Greco experienced a similar robbery in 2017, when three assailants entered her home and questioned her domestic worker about money and when the judge would arrive.

Stay calm, go upstairs and nothing will happen to you.

· Unidentified armed robberGreco recalled what another attacker told her during the 2017 robbery.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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