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Infant homicide and fetal violence in Colombia
Overview
On 27 July 2026, María Camila Potosí, a 21‑year‑old woman in Cali, was found stabbed to death with her eight‑month‑old fetus removed from her abdomen. Police have launched a search for the missing infant, offering a reward for information and have not yet identified suspects.
Four days later, a court in Valledupar sentenced a woman to 33 years and 4 months for the aggravated homicide of her newborn daughter, who died hours after birth from a stab wound. The conviction, one of the few legal resolutions in Colombia’s infant‑homicide cases, highlights the broader problem of violence against newborns that also appears in neighboring Mexico.
Together, the investigations and the sentencing illustrate the ongoing challenge of infant‑related violent crimes in Colombia and the differing stages of law‑enforcement response, from active searches to courtroom judgments.
Entities
Grandmother (woman claiming relation) · Herbert Benavidez · Cali · Colombia · San Ignacio festival (Tucumán)
Timeline
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18 days ago
[CRIME] 9 sourcesInfant abandoned at San Ignacio festival in Tucumán, ArgentinaAn 8‑month‑old baby was abandoned at the San Ignacio festival in Tucumán; after repeated public appeals, police took the child into custody and a woman later claimed to be his grandmother, while investigators p
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23 days ago
[CRIME] 4 sourcesColombia: 21‑year‑old pregnant woman murdered, fetus taken from her abdomenA 21‑year‑old pregnant woman in Cali, Colombia was killed and her fetus stolen; police are searching for the baby and offering a $62,000 reward, while the victim’s mother pleads for its return.
Sources
aztecapuebla.com · blesk.cz · diariodejerez.es · diariodemorelos.com · espreso.rs · laverdadonline.com · lcm.at · minuto30.com · panorama24.com.ar · primeraplana.mx · studiotamani.org · vecernji.ba · ykkoslehti.fi