Argentina trial opens for triple femicide-lesbicide in Barracas

Prosecution in Buenos Aires is presenting closing arguments in the trial of Justo Fernando Barrientos, accused of killing three women in Barracas. The prosecution frames the attack as a hate crime motivated by the victims' sexual orientation and gender, marking a notable legal characterization of lesbicide in Argentina. The verdict will set a precedent for how gender- and orientation-based violence is prosecuted.

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