Murder of Pillín Bracamonte: the boss of the Rosario Central bar was arrested for cover-up

Leopoldo Martín “Pitito” Martínez was arrested in Rosarysuspected of cover-up and obstruction of investigation for the murder of the former head of the bar Central Rosary, Andrés “Pillín” Bracamonteand his right hand Daniel Raúl Attardolast November 9. The incident occurred after his team’s match against Saint Lawrence.

The arrest was ordered by the prosecutor Alejandro Ferlazzo, who pointed out that it was proven that the suspect had Attardo’s cell phone hidden presumably in order to prevent it from being analyzed by computer experts.

Martínez had been arrested on December 12, but it was only this Thursday that the justice system decided that Bracamonte’s successor would comply with the preventive detention. This is due to the compromising evidence they found against him.

The course of the investigation led to the accused being charged with the crimes of aggravated concealment and theftand also for false testimony. This decision was communicated by the judge Hernan Postma during a hearing held this Thursday.

The evidence against Martínez

The researchers reported that a series of footage and testimonies where both the new boss of the Rosario Central bar and his cousin appear Marcelo Martinez. There it is observed how They extract several belongings from the Chevrolet S10 truck in which Bracamonte and Attardo were shot.

The prosecutor specified that among those things, Martínez and his cousin They took the cell phone that belonged to Attardowhen the vehicle was parked on the ramp of the Centennial Hospital.

Likewise, they indicated that the device was inside a gray jacket and that They also took a fanny pack containing keys and gold chains. which belonged to the victim herself.

According to the prosecutor, Martínez was responsible for “execute a series of maneuvers designed to hinder the investigation”. Even highlighting that the suspect took the cell phone “knowing that there were relevant evidentiary elements.”

The possibility that the authors or people related to the double crime was also hypothesized Bracamonte and Attardo were called to go to the corner of Avellaneda and Reconquistathe area where they were murdered, and where they had previously cut off the lighting.

The murder of Pillín Bracamonte

Andrés “Pillín” Bracamonte, leader of the Rosario Central gang, and Daniel “Rana” Atardo, his second in command and also a union member, They died after a gunshot attack after the team’s defeat against San Lorenzo.

The attack occurred on Saturday night, several blocks from the stadium, at the intersection of Avellaneda and Ibarlucea. According to police sources, a motorcycle approached at high speed and shot around 20 times at both leaders of the Rosario club’s barrabrava.

Both injured people were rushed to the hospital. Rosario Centennial Hospital, where, despite medical efforts, his death was confirmed shortly after. During the early hours of Sunday, the Rosario Police reinforced security in front of the hospital, where the bodies of Bracamonte and Atardo remained.

Daniel “Rana” Atardo, former historical member of the Rosario Central barrabrava and affiliated with the National Civil Personal Union (UPCN), He was serving house arrest at his residence in a country close to the “canalla” team’s stadium in Ibarlucea.

Weeks ago, Andrés “Pillín” Bracamonte had been the victim of a similar incident, in which he and his partner were shot in Parque Alem in Rosario. This attack is part of a prolonged series of confrontations between drug trafficking gangs. With 25 years in charge of the Rosario Central bar, Bracamonte had already survived 29 assassination attempts.