Federico Saavedrawho was the head of the Presidential Medical Unit during the presidency of Alberto Fernandezacknowledged before the Justice that he saw the blow that he had Fabiola Yanez in one of his eyes and gave him arnica globules to heal the bruise.
The doctor gave a statement to the prosecutor on Thursday Ramiro Gonzalezin the context of the former first lady’s complaint of gender violence against the last president.
In addition to the prosecutor, Fernández’s lawyer participated in the hearing, Silvina Carreraand the complainant, Mariana Gallego.
In his account, Saavedra said that when he asked about the origin of the coup, both Yañez and Fernández told him that had been “involuntary.”
The doctor arrived at about 10:00. He concluded his statement at around 5 p.m.
In his testimony, Yañez had assured that The doctor was aware of the blows and that to treat them he had prescribed arnica globules.
“We had argued before, a lot, as usual, and as the discussion ended, he punched me from his side of the bed with his fist. I screamed and said to him: ‘What did you do to me?’ But nothing, he turned around and with that punch the discussion ended. That day I had to travel to Misiones, it was an official commitment as first lady, so I traveled anyway. At first he only looked red, but I stayed 3 or 4 days and the eye began to change to an increasingly stronger color. I returned and stayed in Olivos. Being there, together with Alberto, We called Dr. Saavedra, head of the Presidential Medical Unit. He gave me arnica globules and told me it would go away with time. “I spent days like this walking around inside the house in Olivos, forced not to go out so that the blow would not be seen,” the former first lady had declared.
In addition, the books of the Presidential Medical Unit of Olivos confirmed that On July 1, 2021, Yañez brought a jar of arnica into the presidential residence.
In his statement, Saavedra also clarified that he “never had to refer” Yañez to another professional or institution, not even for “alcohol abuse or mental illness“, but only for routine reasons.
She also explained that the former first lady “I did not have an underlying pathology or disease.”
Regarding the blow, although he does not remember who of the two spoke, the doctor said that the couple explained that “It was an accidental blow in the bedroom, in privacy”so there was “no controversy” about it.
Source: Ambito
