There are advances on the criminal process of the alleged perpetrators of the Crime by Amaia Montoya, a 2 -year -old baby who was sexually abused and killed in Medellín At the beginning of July 2025.
The case caused outrage in the capital of Antioquia and immediately the authorities gave results in terms of captures.
First, the child’s mother was captured on July 22 and, after a reward of up to $ 100 million was offered to find the whereabouts of the child’s stepfather, on July 31 the man gave himself to the authorities.
Man who gave himself by murder of his stepdaughter. Photo:Police/courtesy
The man, identified as Darwin Arango Aguirre, was captured and a week later the criminal process began to determine his guilt in this aberrant crime.
This Monday, August 4, after assessing the material evidence presented by the Attorney General’s Office, a guarantee control judge He imposed an assurance measure in prison center for this 23 -year -old man as alleged responsible for sexually abusing and killing his stepdaughter.
A prosecutor of the Special Unit of Children and Adolescents (UENNA) charged him with the crimes of homicide and abusive carnal access with under 14 years, both aggravated behaviors. Charges were not accepted.
Commune 13 is in the west of the city Photo:Mayor’s Office of Medellín and Archive Etce
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the facts investigated occurred in the Belencito Heart neighborhood, in commune 13 (Medellín), between July 8 and 10, 2025.
«Apparently, the man and mother of the 2 -year -old victim hit her repeatedly and caused her death. According to the legal medical opinion, the victim died from polytrauma caused with a forceful object in the head, the thorax, the back, the cheekbones and the upper and lower extremities. It was also evidenced that the girl had signs of sexual abuse, «said the Prosecutor’s Office.
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The man appeared on July 31 with his lawyer at the headquarters of the Center for Comprehensive Care for Victims of Sexual Abuse (Caivas), where the order was materialized against him.
For the same facts and crimes, the mother of the minor was already captured and prosecuted.
Woman indicated to participate in murder of her 2 -year -old daughter in Medellín. Photo:Prosecutor’s Office
A prosecutor of the Special Unit of Children and Adolescents (UENNA) assumed the case and requested the realization of preliminary hearings against the detainee, who was charged with the crimes of homicide and carnal abusive carnal access with under 14 years, both aggravated behaviors.
However, the woman also did not pave the charges charged.
The case
Case of child sexual abuse Photo:The time/ Istock
Amaia was admitted without vital signs to a hospital unit in Medellín on July 11, 2025.
Initially it was known that the child suffered a fall while she was in the care of her stepfather with her 5 -year -old brother in the San Javier neighborhood.
The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, reported at the time that the girl was valued by health professionals, who did not certify death.
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The reason? The girl presented multiple bruises in different parts of the body, so a legal medical assessment was carried out due to apparent sexual abuse.
It was Mayor Gutiérrez who confirmed that the child was not only killed, but was sexually abused.
«Sadly, and with pain in the soul, we must confirm that, according to the investigations of the authorities, which it is a homicide against a 2 -year -old baby and, in addition, it was confirmed that in his body there was a sign of abuse and sexual abuse,» said the mayor.
