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Outrage in Argentina after two teen girls murdered as femicide crisis endures

The Guardian · Jun 4, 2026, 4:55 PM

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Country is shaken by the brutal murders of two girls, aged 14 and 17, whose bodies were discovered just days apart Argentina has reacted with fury after the bodies of two murdered teenage girls were found just two days apart. The latest killings underscore the South American country’s enduring femicide crisis despite years of feminist campaigning, and have prompted alarm over the decision to cut support for victims of gender-based violence under the far-right administration of Javier Milei.Police found the remains of Agostina Vega, 14, on Saturday, in a field on the outskirts of the city of Córdoba. She had been fatally strangled and her body had been dismembered, according to local media reports. Continue reading...

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