Luz Mía Bárbara Di Battista, known as “Barbi”Was recaptured this Monday afternoon in the town of Corrientesafter escaping again from a prison in Chaco. The arrest took place at 12:15as a result of a coordinated operation between the Corrientes police and the Chaco police investigative staffas confirmed by official sources.
The arrest ended a intensive search which began in the early hours of the morning after the escape was confirmed. So far the authorities have not provided any information about this exact location or circumstances where it was located, although they expect the information to be expanded in the coming hours.
Di Battista’s new evasive maneuver immediately reactivated the police protocols Controls on routes, terminals and border crossings between provincesdue to the suspicion that he might leave the province or even the country again. The warning quickly spread to security forces from neighboring jurisdictions, allowing the capital Corrientes to be closed.
The case caused a stir again immediate background of the prisoner: A little over a year ago, “La Barbi” carried out a similar escape in Resistencia, which led to international persecution.
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In November 2024, Di Battista escaped First Metropolitan Police Station at the heart of the resistance when she was detained for a time Millionaire robbery on a jewelry store. According to the official reconstruction of this episode, he demanded to go to the bathroom. Cut a padlock and climb the perimeter wallHe managed to escape without being intercepted.
The search lasted several days and ended on November 25thwhen she was captured Paraguayafter he was linked to another robbery at a jewelry store in the city Luke. She was eventually found in a public toilet Saint Lawrencenear Asunción, with money, jewelry and documents in his possession.
After his extradition, he was again available to the Chaco justice system, but his latest escape exposed him again serious flaws in the custody system.
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The escape took place in a specific context. Days ago, a handwritten letter sent from the women’s prison in the Don Santiago neighborhood, signed by Marcela Acunaconvicted of the femicide of Cecilia Strzyzowski. This letter reported that it was Di Battista housed in a mansion and made one Hunger strikewho request transfer to a facility that corresponds to their gender identity.
According to that complaint, “La Barbi” had not eaten solid food for several days, lost weight, and demanded that her situation be made public. The claim contributed to a story by institutional conflicts which are related to his arrest and are now being re-examined.
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Di Battista, about 40 years old, has one extensive recording for robbing jewelry stores Chaco, Corrientes and Paraguay. The investigation links them to acts committed as part of a scheme including: Night shots, disabling alarms and camerasand theft of high-value jewelry. In 2019 it was first trans woman to be housed in a women’s penitentiary in Corrientesafter being convicted of a robbery in Goya. Since then, she has been involved in similar cases again and the number has increased Escapes, recaptures and alleged connections to networks dedicated to jewelry reduction.
With her recapture in Corrientes, the prisoner is once again at the disposal of justice while she awaits a definition of her person Transfer, accommodation conditions and possible administrative responsibilities for repeat leaks.
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