# Protests over house arrest request for femicide convict

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/protests-over-house-arrest-request-for-femicide-convict
> Updated: 2026-08-31T05:11:14.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

The family of Natividad Cañizares and the collective ‘Madres y Padres del Dolor’ are protesting a request for house arrest made by the defense of José Nicolás Romero. Romero was sentenced to life imprisonment for the femicide of Cañizares in October 2024.

Romero, held at the Alto Comedero penal unit, has requested the judicial benefit citing health issues. While Judge Salvador Gustavo Ortiz did not grant the request during a recent remote hearing, the decision is pending the results of a medical board evaluation. Family members and activists argue that the penitentiary system has sufficient medical resources to treat the inmate and maintain that those convicted of grave crimes should not receive benefits that could pose a risk to public safety.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-31: Lawyer Codazzi granted house arrest in child abduction case

Lawyer José Alejandro Fernández Codazzi has been granted house arrest in Esquina, Argentina, pending trial for his alleged involvement in the abduction of a minor and aggravated concealment.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lawyer-codazzi-granted-house-arrest-in-child-abduction-case

### 2026-08-24: Family of Natividad Cañizares protests house arrest request for convicted femicide perpetrator

Family members and activists in Argentina are protesting a request for house arrest for José Nicolás Romero, who is serving a life sentence for the femicide of Natividad Cañizares.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/family-of-natividad-caizares-protests-house-arrest-request-for-convicted-femicide-perpetrator

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