Mateo Di Baria 24-year-old engineer, was victim of a violent attack last December 25 after attending a Christmas party in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. According to the complaint, the young man was attacked by at least five peoplesome identified as players of the Marist Rugby Club.
The incident took place around 7 in the morning in the vicinity of the Tierras Altas winerywhere the Open Air 24 party a very popular event in the province during the Christmas festivities.
Part of the attack was captured on video by witnesses and quickly went viral on social networks. The images, which show Di Bari’s face covered in blood, evoked memories of the case of Fernando Báez Sosamurdered by a group of rugby players in Villa Gesell in 2020.
Di Bari not only suffered lsevere facial injuriesincluding a broken nose, but also blows to various parts of the bodywhich required his transfer to the Cuyo Clinic for emergency medical care.
The victim’s story
In his statement before the Correctional Prosecutor’s Office, led by the prosecutor Thomas GuevaraMateo narrated the details of the attack: “I was outside the party waiting for my friends when I heard that someone was yelling at me from behind ‘chey, you’re the one who was lazy’ . As I turned around, I saw a group of at least five people approaching me. I recognized Telmo Fernández, Fausto Fernández and Facundo Ruiz Gei between them. “I didn’t know the others.”
Mateo described how they surrounded him, pushed him against a railing, and They started hitting him repeatedly on the head., chest and face. One of the blows caused him heavy bleeding by cutting off his nose.
“Two friends of mine tried to intervene, but they were also beaten. Even a group of girls who were nearby tried to help us and they also ended up being attacked or pushed,” he added.
After the beating, Friends who were inside the property came out to help him. and they tried to stop the bleeding. Although they called an ambulancethis never arrived, so he decided to take him directly to a medical center.
Statements from the family and the ongoing investigation
Mateo’s mother, Veronica Armanidescribed the attack as “brutal” in dialogue with the newspaper Los Andes: “It was an unjustified attack. It could have happened to anyone because these people are violent. None of their families contacted us to apologize.”.
Verónica also reported an uncomfortable situation when making the complaint: “We meet the attackers at the police station. Although they made us go through another door, it was a very unpleasant experience that generated fear in my son.”
Fortunately, medical studies confirm that Mateo is out of danger: “My son has a broken nose, bruises and a lot of pain, but thank God it was not worse,” concluded Verónica.
The case, currently in instruction stagewas initially labeled as “fact finding“, but could be reclassified as “minor injuries”. For now, justice is working on the complete identification of those responsible, while Mateo’s testimony and the videos of the attack will be key in the investigation.
Source: Ambito
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