Thousands of people have taken part in an anti-femicide protest in Buenos Aires, demanding justice for a girl and two young women who were tortured and murdered in a crime that has shocked Argentina.
The brutal killings of 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez and 20-year-olds Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo were livestreamed on social media.
Police believe a drug-trafficking gang was responsible, and that the crime was broadcast as a warning to others.
By Friday, authorities had arrested five suspects - three men and two women - although a 20-year-old Peruvian man, identified as the group's leader, remains at large, according to National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich.
The victims were lured into a van under the pretense of attending a party on September 19, according to investigators, only to face a horrific fate that served as a punishment for violating gang codes.
A video revealed during questioning of one of the suspects showed a gang leader stating, This is what happens to those who steal drugs from me.
The bodies of the three victims were discovered buried in the yard of a house in a southern suburb of Buenos Aires, five days after they went missing.
In Buenos Aires, family and friends of the victims joined a march to Parliament on Saturday, calling for justice. Women must be protected more than ever, said Brenda's father, Leonel del Castillo, adding it was impossible to identify his daughter due to the severity of her injuries.
Antonio del Castillo, the grandfather of the two cousins, expressed his grief and anger, labeling the killers as bloodthirsty, stating that their actions were inhumane.
Statistics from a femicide monitoring group indicate that in Argentina, a woman is killed by a man every 36 hours.
