While the country remains shocked by the triple murder of Brenda del Castillo (20), Morena Verri (20), and Lara Gutiérrez (15), the young women found dead in a house in Florencio Varela after disappearing in La Matanza, those from kirchnerismo are trying to divert attention toward the resignation of deputy José Luis Espert instead of providing explanations about the growing insecurity and drug-related violence affecting Buenos Aires province.
The brutal crime, attributed to a gang led by the drug trafficker known as “Pequeño J,” has once again put the disastrous security management of the kirchnerista government of Axel Kicillof under scrutiny. The victims' families claim that there were delays and a lack of interest on the part of Buenos Aires authorities, and they criticized the governor for not contacting them after the bodies were found. “He didn't even call us,” lamented the mother of one of the young women.
The provincial executive branch is trying to wash its hands of the matter by blaming Javier Milei's government and shifting the focus to the Espert case. The National Security Minister, Patricia Bullrich, described the Province's official statement as “abhorrent,” as it attempted to evade responsibility by suggesting that the origin of the case was “federal.”
