Murder of Fernando Baez Sosa: Lucas Pertosi's father says his son was “imprisoned for filming and saying 'expire'”

On January 18, 2020, the father of Lucas Pertosi, one of the rugby players who was accused of beating and killing a young Fernando Baez Sosa in the spa town of Villa Gesell, said today that his son is “completely innocent” because he did not kill anyone. Marcos Pertossi, the father of Lucas (23), spoke with the television program Telenoche, He says that his son is “imprisoned for filming” on WhatsApp audio and says “expired” It was said only about what the word was said.

“It's totally innocent. The truth is that it is not yet understood that he was imprisoned for filming and saying that the word had expired”, “He is very used to speaking that way”, “I didn't think the boy was dead”, played Marcos Pertossi. This is the first time that the father of one of the prisoners awaiting trial has released his son from a horn-n-kick attack that spoke publicly and ended the life of the victim.

Báez Sosa was killed after being attacked by six rugby players with beats, kicks, and trumps.One was Pertosi. (Photo by Diego Medina)

According to his events culminating in the crime of Baez Sosa, his son “sat down” and saw his “friend” being beaten, he broke up and photographed the situation on his mobile phone.

“I feel that the pain that Lucas feels is very strong. Lucas was imprisoned and deprived of his freedom for things I don't really understand,” he added. “Lucas had nothing to do with this, Lucas did nothing, and Lucas was imprisoned for wrongdoing,” he added.

“I still do not understand how the prosecutor (Verónica Zamboni) can determine that he is a direct participant, since he is shooting, shooting and hitting at the same time.” In addition, he said that his son spends 21 hours a day “imprisoned, protected, spent three hours in the yard, it is inhumane to see what is happening, and this definition is failing.”

In another section of the interview, Marcos, referring to the family of the murdered student, puts himself “in the place” of Fernando's parents and points out that “the pain” also belongs to him, knowing that “what they feel”, “on the other side”.

Fernando Baez Sosa's parents mourn their son after the deadly beating he received from a rugby group in which Lucas Pertosi participated. (Photo by Diego Medina)

Lucas' father said, “I have a stomach ache, if I don't think about it anymore, I have a night when I don't sleep and I think a lot about this boy.” Finally, he said that his son “is a naughty boy, he doesn't fight with anyone, loves movies, he's a hobby.” “He is not a murderer, he is not bad, he has no bad intentions, he lives happily with what he does, he has not killed anyone.” He concluded.

In addition to Lucas Pertosi, Siro (21), Luciano Pertosi (20), Enzo Comelli (22), Maximo Thompson (22), Ayrton Violaz (22), Matthias Benicelli (22), and Blas Sinali (20) are detained.

Shiro Pertosi, Maximo Thompson, Enzo Comelli, and Matthias Benicelli are being held for the crime of Baez Sosa.

Eight rugby players were accused of the crime of “aggravated murder due to alevosia and the premeditated involvement of two or more people” and “minor injuries” suffered by Fernando's friends who were with him at the dawn of the crime.

Two other young men who were accused of necessary participants in this case were fired. Juan Pedro Guarino (20) and Alejo Milanese City (21).

The trial for this case will begin in the middle of the summer judicial fair on Monday, January 2, 2023, and will take place over 22 days with the participation of more than 130 witnesses.

The hearing will be held at Dolores Palace, located on 141 Belgrano Street in Buenos Aires, and Oral Criminal Court 1 (TOC) 1 will consist of Judge Maria Claudia Castro, Christian Lavaia and Emiliano Lazari.

According to the case guidelines developed by the prosecutor's office of Zamboni, the defendants attacked Baez Sosa between 4.41 and 5 in front of dance venues located in Avenida 3 and Paseo 102 on January 18, 2020. According to Zamboni, eight young men “agreed to kill” young law students, and to do so, “previously functionally distributed their roles”. For example: “A few minutes ago, when they were inside a dance venue, they had an argument”, “Who accompanied his group of friends”.

The episode was recorded with a security camera and a witness's cell phone, so the suspect was identified and detained a few blocks from the rented house a few hours later.

With information from Telam

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