Thousands of people marched on Saturday in the capital to protest last week’s horrific triple murder in Florencio Varela that authorities have linked to drug-trafficking.
Demonstrators, led by the Ni Una Menos anti-gender violence collective and other associations, demanded justice for the three young victims whose brutal torture and killings were live-streamed on social media to a private group.
Relatives of the victims carried a banner bearing their names – “Lara, Brenda, Morena” – alongside placards with their images. “It was a narco-feminicide!” and “Our lives are not disposable!” read signs and banners carried by protesters, who chanted and beat drums as they rallied in Buenos Aires.
Demonstrations also took place in several other cities across Argentina, including Córdoba, Bariloche, Rosario, San Juan and Tucumán.
The bodies of cousins Morena Verdi and Brenda Del Castillo, both 20, and 15-year-old Lara Gutiérrez were f
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