Name: Martina Ávila.
Died: April 13, 2019.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Disability: Intellectual disability.
Details:
Martina was stabbed to death by her father.
“If she were here, she would hug you. She would hug everyone,” Martina’s aunt told the court.
Case Status:
Manuel Ávila (Father), pled guilty to murder; faces a mandatory life sentence.
Source:
“I wanted the two of us to leave, but I had no luck”: the aberrant confession of the man who killed his 6-year-old daughter with a disability
Culpable: Manuel Ávila condenado por el asesinato de su hija de seis años
Declaró la vecina de Martina: «la nena era hermosa, un ángel», recordó