The eighth hearing of the trial for Cecilia Strzyzowski's femicide in Chaco ended with heated clashes between prosecutors and defenses after screening an interview with Marcela Acuña. Experts presented key forensic evidence, including the victim's burned jewelry and blood on a bed donated by the Sena family. César Sena's testimony drew surprise from a smile captured on camera.
The eighth day of the jury trial for Cecilia Strzyzowski's femicide, which occurred on June 2, 2023, in Resistencia, Chaco, focused on forensic evidence and audiovisual material from the Sena clan. Experts from the Chaco Police, such as José Antonio Fernández from the Investigative Methodologies Division, testified about two photographs posted by Cecilia on social media in December 2022. These depicted a cross-shaped pendant and a ring with a silver band, stone, and plain band, matching burned items found.
The pendant was recovered bent, burned, and rusted in Tragadero stream, Campo Rossi, alongside bone remains. Gloria Romero, Cecilia's mother, and Mercedes Valois Flores, her great-aunt, identified it as a family gift. The ring was seized in an empty lot in Barrio Emerenciano Sena, among medication blisters, suitcase remnants, and phone glass.
A key discovery was a bed donated on June 6, 2023, on Marcela Acuña's orders, coordinated by Fabiana González and transported by Alfredo Aguirre. Sergio Fabián Moro, forensic biochemist from IMCIF, confirmed human blood stains on the bed frame and mattress from direct contact of an injured body, matching over 99.99% with Cecilia's genetic profile via her mother. Moro ruled out menstrual blood or splatters.
Burned remains in the Sena home included a wallet with fragments of Cecilia's bank and service cards, described to the jury as César Sena smiled, per cameras in the Superior Court of Justice auditorium.
Tension rose with Camila Franco's testimony from Cybercrime on Sena clan interviews before June 9, 2023. Only one was screened: Acuña outside Resistencia's Third Police Station, with sister Patricia and militants. Acuña downplayed her son César's relationship with Cecilia as 'unstable,' called for searches, and accused media of stigmatizing a 'teenager' for political reasons in the PASO primaries. She stated: “Mothers know the children they raise,” “Is it a crime to be the son of a leftist?,” “All this is to discredit the government in power,” and “I call on everyone to search for Cecilia.”
Defenses objected to overlaid text in videos, halting the rest. Judge Dolly Fernández called a recess; continuity will be decided Friday.