More than two years after the disappearance and presumed femicide of 28-year-old Cecilia Strzyzowski, judges in Chaco are to begin hearing one of the most significant and high-profile trials in the northern province’s history.

Proceedings begin Tuesday, October 28, in the provincial capital of Resistencia, where seven defendants – including members of the influential ‘Clan Sena’ family – are being tried before a jury.

The case has attracted nationwide attention not only for the brutality of the crime, but also for its deep political reverberations in Chaco. The fall-out from Strzyzowski’s death included the collapse of the Sena family’s network of influence and the ejection, two years, ago of the provincial governor from office.

Cecilia disappeared on June 2, 2023, after visiting the home of her parents-in-law, Emerenciano Sena and Marcela Acuña, where

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