Miguel Ángel Majlin
was in his truck accompanied by his partner when he stopped at a traffic light located on Mendoza and Río de Janeiro streets, in the Echesortu neighborhood, in the western area of
Rosario
.
It was 7:15 p.m. this Saturday.
But while he was waiting for the signal to pass, a criminal
violently approached him to steal his Ford EcoSport
.
The aggression was so strong that
he was beaten to death
.
The murderer managed to take the vehicle and escape.
And at this time, the Police are looking to find the aggressor who is a fugitive.
Majlín was 84 years old.
Prosecutors sources assured that the victim was accompanied by his 72-year-old partner, who, faced with the violent actions of the criminal, managed to get out of the truck by throwing himself towards the side of the sidewalk.
The criminal, not yet identified, struggled with the owner of the car and hit him violently.
Several times, as recorded.
When the old man no longer responded, the aggressor threw him out of the car onto the asphalt and took his place in driving the vehicle, according to the newspaper La Capital.
The incident was immediately reported to 911 and a doctor was present at the scene to treat and transfer the victim to the Clemente Álvarez Emergency Hospital (Heca).
The victim arrived in serious condition as a result of the blows received and
died during the early hours of the morning
.
Around 1.30 this Sunday.
The medical report showed head trauma and cut wounds to the arms.
Prosecutor Patricio Saldutti is in charge of the investigation and reported that the stolen vehicle was found hours later in the area of Pasaje Brooke and Pasaje 1860, in the Triángulo neighborhood.
The body of the 84-year-old man was taken to the Legal Medical Institute of Rosario to perform the corresponding autopsy and the results will be known between this Sunday and Monday.
Rosario: 18 deaths so far this year
A survey published by the newspaper La Capital found that this January was
the month with the fewest homicides in several years
.
Even so, there are 18 fatalities since 2024 began.
Compared to January of last year, the figure is lower.
During 2023, there were 24 homicides in the city of Santa Fe.
According to the survey, only 8 murders were committed with firearms. In the remaining cases, knives were used (in 7), and 3 were caused by beatings or other types of physical attacks.
D.D.