The older man's head was in a freezer and his foot was in a bag in the laundry room of his home. According to police who worked on the case, the hands have yet to be found.
Security footage helped find the suspect. One of the victim's children, Alexis, 46, who lived with the elderly man, was caught carrying the suitcase in which the body was found. “You see him leaving the house with his suitcase, going to the pitch and coming back. He goes into the house, pulls out a bag full of bloodstained clothing, throws it in the trash and goes back inside.” [na residência]”, a source in the case told the Argentine newspaper Clarín.
“My old man made me feel guilty,” the son commented on the arrest. He said he killed his father because he wanted to continue collecting a pension and told agents that the dismemberment occurred after the older man's death. Alexis also explained that he committed the crime because his father was “lazy.” However, the suspect did not say how the elderly man died. Now authorities are waiting for the results of the autopsy to find out how the victim died and what dynamics the crime might have.
Son was arrested at home while sleeping and holding a “bloody knife.” The information comes from the Argentine news agency Télam. The suspect also changed the Tshirt and shorts he used to carry his suitcase to the square and put his clothes in the laundry.
Prosecutors say the elderly man appeared to be dehydrated, malnourished and bedridden. “The doctor, who was in contact with all parts of the body, could not see any other injuries with the naked eye except for the cuts caused by the mutilation of the body, but since everything has been sent to the mortuary for analysis, we have to wait and.” See what the forensic experts find,” explained prosecutor Martín Rodríguez.
Alexis was to be charged with murder, which was complicated by family ties. The results of the autopsy are still being awaited for possible new charges, the prosecutor said. Due to the seriousness of the case, prosecutors will also request that Alexis be detained further.