Through an autopsy, a federal judge in Puerto Iguazu will try to determine how Army Sgt. died. Gonzalo “El Tigre” Tuama (39). The soldier was found in one of the barracks in possession of a… Bullet impact Which started from a light automatic rifle (FAL).
Over the weekend, members of the National Gendarmerie arrived in the city of Goya, in Corrientes, to notify the relatives of the non-commissioned officer of the exhumation request ordered by Federal Judge Marcelo Cardoso.
The procedure was carried out in the “La Soledad” cemetery, where the Pantheon was voluntarily opened. With the participation of experts, the sergeant’s remains were recovered, preserved and transported in a special mobile vehicle provided by the Misiones police.
The body was transported to the judicial morgue in Posadas, where this week members of the Misiones forensic body will perform an autopsy, mainly seeking to determine the cause of death. Fire path That ended the soldier’s life.
Uncertainties surrounding Twama’s death increased further The speed with which military commanders in Puerto Iguazu ordered the body to be delivered To the relatives of the non-commissioned officer. The Federal Court had warned them of the need to preserve the remains in order to conduct an autopsy to clarify the truth, but strangely enough, on the same day, means were arranged to transport Tuama’s body to Goya for burial.
Tuama died last Tuesday at the SAMIC Hospital in Puerto Iguazú, where he was urgently taken from a bullet wound that, according to the force’s account, came from his own rifle. The accident occurred at the Escuela de Monte facilities operating in the peripheral area of the city.
The sergeant worked at the “Andres Guacuri Artigas” military school in Monte, a unit where soldiers are trained. Fighting and survival techniques in the jungle It includes navigation, rescue and mountain tracking courses for special operations forces.
When the hospital reported that the soldier had died of gunshot wounds, a judicial investigation was launched, led by the federal prosecutor in Puerto Iguazu, Marcelo Bernaccia, who ordered that the National Gendarmerie implement the expert reports.
For investigators, it is unlikely that Twama made the decision to commit suicide, because his life was full of short-term plans. As it turned out this week He intended to return to Goya to get married.
The soldier had his moment of fame on television in 2012, when he participated in various tests on the “Sabado Show” program presented by Jose Maria Lestorte. After several shows of strength, Tuama reached the final in which Santiago’s Daniel Ponce won the title strongman From Argentina.
Tuama’s death was reminiscent of another similar event that occurred in the Monte 30 Infantry Regiment, in Apostolis, on June 26, 2003. At that place, soldier Mauro Francisco Ramírez (22 years old) was found dead from Val’s bullet.
The incident was classified as a suicide, but forensic examinations showed that it was impossible for him to shoot himself intentionally. The case was transferred to the federal judiciary only in 2016 and did not make much progress despite his mother’s demands.