Court orders preventive detention in separate violent incidents in Uruguay and Argentina

In Santa Bernardina, Uruguay, a 43-year-old man has been placed in preventive detention for 180 days following an attempted femicide. The individual is accused of attacking his former partner with a knife on the night of October 24. The 37-year-old victim sustained multiple deep lacerations to her face, scalp, arms, and chest, including a left hemopneumothorax. She was transported to a hospital in Durazno for treatment.

In San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, a woman has been ordered into 20 days of preventive detention for the attempted murder of a 29-year-old man. The victim was reportedly sprayed with a liquid and set on fire while sleeping on a public street on October 24. The man suffered burns to his chest and arm, as well as airway injuries, and remains under medical care. An investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances of the attack.