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| This is Chiara Paez, a 14-year-old from Rufino, Santa Fe province, Argentina. |
Chiara was close to her family. She regularly shared photos of her life, family, and friends on Instagram and Facebook.
She was also popular at her school, where she was part of the field hockey team.
At the start of May, Chiara went missing in her home city.
Many people took part in the search for Chiara, including her boyfriend, Manuel Mansilla. They had been dating for a couple of months, and both attended the same school.
Three days later, the schoolgirl’s body was found beaten under a patio in Mansilla’s backyard. She was eight weeks pregnant, and she had been buried alive.
Mansilla confessed to her murder, and as there were traces of a drug used in abortions found in her body, he was also charged with forced abortion.
Reports suggest Chiara was murdered after an argument over her pregnancy.
But there are doubts over whether Manuel worked alone. Later, Manuel’s 34-year-old mother and her 43-year-old partner were arrested and are under investigation for Chiara’s murder.
“She is a big girl, physically, a height of 1.70m (5’6) and weighing 70kg (150 lbs.),” Chiara’s father told reporters. “It’s impossible that he [Manuel] had done this alone.”
Her death devastated her family and friends and outraged not only her community, but her entire country.
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