Argentina: Trial resumes for suspects in disappearance of 5‑year‑old Loan Danilo Peña

The Federal Oral Court in Corrientes resumed the trial over the disappearance of five‑year‑old Loan Danilo Peña on 28 July 2026 after a brief recess for the judicial fair. The case, opened on 16 June 2026, involves 17 accused, including relatives and local officials, charged with kidnapping, concealment and obstruction of the investigation. New testimony will include a police officer present during the early search and a sub‑officer who received the first report of the child’s disappearance. The defendants have remained silent; one, psychologist Esteban Rossi Colombo, was declared in default after failing to appear at the opening hearing. The parents, María Noguera and José Peña, continue to seek answers about the June 13 2024 incident in the town of 9 de Julio, Corrientes.