Luis Armando López, father of Ángel Nicolás López, requested the imputation and immediate arrest of the mother Mariela Beatriz Altamirano and stepfather Maicol González for aggravated homicide. The complaint argues that the 4-year-old boy's death on April 6 in Comodoro Rivadavia resulted from months of abuse. The justice system faces questions over alleged prior neglect.
Luis Armando López, represented by lawyer Roberto Castillo, filed an expanded complaint with the Comodoro Rivadavia prosecutor's office requesting the immediate arrest of Mariela Beatriz Altamirano and Maicol González. They are accused of aggravated homicide in concurrence with abandonment of a person leading to death, described as a 'plurality of convergent behaviors' that ended in Ángel's death on April 6.
The preliminary autopsy revealed cranial traumatic injuries incompatible with a natural death, consistent with intense physical violence. Neighbors reported hearing the boy's screams and an argument where Altamirano reproached González: “You hit mine!”. The complaint alleges the accused burned the child's clothes to eliminate traces and planned to flee to El Dorado, Misiones.
The filing criticizes Family Judge Pablo José Pérez, advisor Verónica Roldán, and Jennifer Leiva from the Child Rights Protection Service for creating a scenario of neglect. However, a February 9, 2026 judicial record states that Ángel expressed wanting to live with his 'mami' and not see his father, who has a history of violence complaints. The father's partner, Lorena Andrade, violated perimeter restrictions.
The Association of the Judiciary and Judicial Staff of Chubut called for prudence and to avoid 'parallel judgments', emphasizing the need for verified information in the investigation.
