Lucía Sosa, detained for the death of her 2-year-old daughter in the Argentine coastal city of Villa Gesell, opted not to testify. The prosecution is evaluating modifying the accusation from abandonment to aggravated homicide by bond, which carries life imprisonment, pending toxicological studies. The girl's father defended his partner.
On July 27, 2026, Argentine justice ordered the arrest of Lucía Sosa (44), accused of abandonment of a person followed by death aggravated by the bond, after the death of her 2-year-old daughter Isabella Aguirre. The girl died on July 21 from obstructive asphyxia, putting Sosa's dark history under scrutiny. The case has shocked the coastal town of Villa Gesell and reignited concerns about child protection.
Lucía Sosa (44) was arrested on July 27, 2026, accused of aggravated abandonment leading to death after her daughter Isabella Aguirre (2) died on July 21. An autopsy revealed obstructive asphyxia, contradicting the mother's account. The case has drawn attention due to Sosa's history: she was acquitted in 2018 for the deaths of two other daughters.
Alfredo S. Quiroga
