Police in Peru have arrested the main suspect of the livestreamed torture and killing of two young women and a girl in Buenos Aires, bringing the total number of arrests to nine, according to the Argentinian government.
In a statement posted on X late on Tuesday, Argentinian Security Minister Patricia Bullrich thanked the Peruvian authorities for detaining two people in connection with the femicide that has shocked Argentina since it was uncovered last week.
“I want to congratulate the Peruvian National Police for their tremendous work and collaboration in capturing the two fugitives in the triple murder,” Bullrich said.
The main suspect, “Little J”, a Peruvian national who is about 20 years old, was arrested about 45 miles (72 kilometres) south of Peru’s capital, Lima. He reportedly