The trial for the murder of Cecilia Strzyzowski in Chaco reached a historic conclusion this Saturday, when a popular jury found César Sena, the victim's partner, guilty of homicide doubly aggravated by the relationship and other circumstances contemplated in the prosecution's accusation, which will result in a sentence of life imprisonment to be formalized at the sentencing hearing in the coming days.
Her parents, former piquetero leaders with strong ties to Chaco Peronism, Emerenciano Sena (61) and Marcela Acuña (53), were also convicted as primary participants in the femicide. The jury found that their participation was indispensable for César to commit the crime that occurred on June 2, 2023, in the family home in Resistencia, where Cecilia was last seen alive.
The verdict also determined the situation of the four defendants for cover-up. Gustavo Obregón and Fabiana González were found guilty of aggravated cover-up for their involvement after the crime: transporting the body, incineration, and maneuvers intended to make evidence disappear. They will receive sentences ranging from one to six years, to be set by technical judge Dolly Fernández. The same will happen with Gustavo Melgarejo, found guilty of primary cover-up. The only one acquitted was Griselda Reinoso, who regained her freedom.
Upon leaving the court, prosecutor Nelia Velázquez emphasized that the process was "complex, arduous, and difficult, but with a great ending" for the pursuit of justice. She stressed that the jury "took their role very seriously," despite having deliberated for long hours even under the encapsulation protocol that prevented them from returning to their homes.
