En la segunda jornada del juicio por la muerte de cinco bebés en Córdoba, Brenda Agüero, enfermera acusada y principal sospechosa, declaró ante el tribunal. Agüero se victimizó y evitó responder a las preguntas de la Fiscalía y la querella. La defensa postula que las muertes fueron causadas por una bacteria presente en el hospital. Además de Agüero, otros implicados como la directora del hospital, jefa de Neonatología y Enfermería, así como el ministro y viceministro de Salud están siendo investigados por encubrimiento y mal desempeño.
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00:00In Cordoba yesterday, the first day of hearings, the second today.
00:04We are talking about the cause for the death of five babies, eight that were recovered, that could be recovered.
00:12And we are talking about, in this case, the prosecution of a nurse with the coverage of other people
00:19who killed five babies in 2022, Carlos.
00:24There is a very important issue.
00:26The second day of hearings has just ended.
00:30Just.
00:33The most relevant thing today was the statement of Brenda Agüero,
00:37the woman we are seeing now on the screen, here on my left,
00:42who only answered some questions, very few, by her defense lawyer.
00:48She did not respond to the prosecution or the court.
00:54I'll give you a summary.
00:55She was victimized.
00:57She said that the journalists who are firing at her ...
01:00Look, I'm going to read you the text so you can understand a little what words she used.
01:05Where the defense is going, right?
01:06Exactly.
01:09Today I am calmer, I can declare.
01:12Studying law saved my life in prison.
01:17I never hurt anyone, much less a child.
01:25And finally, she said,
01:31I was fascinated with that place.
01:34I presented many CVs.
01:37Let's see, she made a victimization.
01:42They attacked me for the mediation of the case.
01:47You understand, right?
01:48It is the woman that the justice believes,
01:50that for her to have mediation in her work in the neonatal hospital,
01:56she injected potassium to the boys,
01:59and when she saw that they were decomposing, she quickly warned her.
02:03Then she believed that she was going to win mediation with her bosses.
02:08Carlos, a question regarding this that you say,
02:12that has to do with her studying law.
02:14Because in reality it would seem that there are no cameras,
02:16nor did anyone see her at the time she gave these injections.
02:20Is that so?
02:21Yes.
02:22There is very little physical evidence.
02:25What do I mean by this?
02:27Fingerprints, video cameras,
02:31someone who has seen her apply potassium,
02:38which is what ends up killing the little ones.
02:41But it is also true that there is a lot of evidence,
02:44and here goes the defense too,
02:46saying that the accusation is only with evidence,
02:50that first, they put her in the place of the woman.
02:54She was the only one who had access to the place
02:57where these eight little ones were in particular.
03:01Remember that three died,
03:03and five saved their lives almost by miracle.
03:07So when they finally make the complaint,
03:11the deaths in the hospital are over.
03:13What happens is that the experiment they did on the bodies of the babies
03:17and the little ones who had been saved,
03:21all had applications.
03:26Yes.
03:27In the coincidence of these types of applications,
03:31which were not in principle programmed.
03:34In no way.
03:35In no way, because apart from the parts of the body
03:37that a baby does not have,
03:39a newborn is in the legs,
03:42and the little ones who died,
03:44and those who got sick,
03:46had punctures in the back,
03:48in the arms, in the feet.
03:50And they also found some data
03:53that are relevant in his cell phone,
03:56what potassium produces when it enters the body.
03:59Situations that are ...
04:00Let's see, the defense goes by ...
04:02They are indications.
04:04The hospital had expired vitamin K ampoules.
04:10And they also say that the deaths occurred
04:14as a result of bacteria that were also in the hospital.
04:18Sepsis.
04:19Yes.
04:20Well, that's what Brenda Agüero's defense is going to claim.
04:25With Brenda Agüero, in parentheses,
04:27there are a lot of others involved,
04:29because from the director,
04:31to the head of neonatology,
04:33and the head of the infirmary,
04:34and the Minister of Health,
04:36and the Deputy Minister of Health of Cordoba,
04:38are also being investigated.
04:40They are being processed.
04:41They are being processed,
04:42and they are on trial for cover-up,
04:44poor performance, and so on.
04:45The image you are seeing next to us
04:47is that of the audience room
04:49with the nurse declaring today.
04:53It was presumed that she could also have said,
04:56I said, today I do not declare.
04:58And wait.
04:59Yes.
05:00To see what more evidence there is,
05:01how other witnesses declare,
05:02something that often happens.
05:05Look, let's communicate with Damaris Bustamante,
05:08who is Benjamin's mother.
05:10One of the little ones, obviously,
05:12who is in charge of the investigation.
05:14Damaris, how are you doing?
05:15Good afternoon.
05:16Javier Díaz and Carlos Estrione,
05:18we greet you here.
05:20Good afternoon.
05:22Can you hear us well, ma'am?
05:24Yes, I can hear you well.
05:25I imagine for you to relive everything,
05:27it must be tremendous.
05:29Terrible, yes.
05:31For everything that has happened, right?
05:34Yes, I am very strong.
05:37Tell us a little bit
05:39when your son arrived there,
05:44to be born there in 2022.
05:47On what date?
05:49On April 23.
05:52April 23, 2022.
05:55That's right.
05:57And what happened?
05:58Tell us about that day of birth,
06:00and hours later.
06:02Yes, that day,
06:04I gave birth at 4.30 in the morning
06:07to the maternity,
06:09and from the moment I was born,
06:11I suffered sexual violence,
06:13abuse,
06:15I suffered insults,
06:17mockery,
06:20then, well, my son was born,
06:24and after all,
06:26the maternity was decided by Brenda Agüero
06:29and other nurses and doctors.
06:34Well, my son was born,
06:36and he went to the intensive care room,
06:39and that's where they tell me
06:41that they have to take him.
06:42Before that, Brenda entered the room,
06:45and well, she told me
06:48that they were going to be able to...
06:51Well, it was a bit disconcerting,
06:54the situation, because, as I said before,
06:57my son had mistreated me.
06:59Yes.
07:00Damaris,
07:02let's see if we can
07:04adjust the microphone a little more,
07:06so we can understand you a little better.
07:08The communication is not quite good.
07:10But it's not you, but the communication.
07:14When did you realize
07:16that Benjamin had been killed?
07:21Well,
07:23when all this came out in the news,
07:28we found out like this,
07:30watching the news.
07:33First, the officers realized it,
07:36my son's friends,
07:38they asked me,
07:40and we decided to file a complaint,
07:42and we found out that it was about the death
07:44of Benjamin Abril.
07:45Yes.
07:48And from there,
07:50you began to make contact
07:52to file the complaint.
07:54My sister contacted the Nazi doctor,
07:57they found out that he was the cause's son,
08:01and well, yes.
08:03How crazy, the truth is that
08:05it must be a great pain to know
08:07that Benjamin could be alive today, right?
08:11Yes, he could be alive today,
08:13there were people who did not do what they had to do,
08:15and they allowed the worst.
08:18Damaris, Carlos greets you,
08:20I accompany you in this pain,
08:21because it is to revive absolutely everything,
08:23we deeply regret what you are experiencing.
08:26Do you have any doubts
08:28about the guilt of Brenda Agüero?
08:32I'm here, in the office,
08:34just to know who she or he was.
08:36Sorry, I don't understand you Damaris,
08:38sorry, can you repeat the answer?
08:40I'm here, in the office,
08:42just to know who she or he was.
08:44Ah, ok.
08:45And how.
08:47We are here just to know.
08:50We can't judge.
08:53In your heart, Damaris,
08:55is there a possibility
08:57that this was an accident,
08:59that it was a mistake?
09:01No.
09:02No, no, no.
09:04No, my children did this.
09:06No, no, no.
09:08No, my children did studies,
09:10they did an analysis
09:12when he was born.
09:15They told me he was a human being,
09:17that he was born very well.
09:20So they never explained to me
09:22when he died,
09:24they never told me it was because of this,
09:26because this happened.
09:27They didn't know what to tell me.
09:29Because you said my son was a baby.
09:32Of course, but what did they tell you?
09:33They must have told you something at that moment.
09:35What explanation was there?
09:37That he had a bradycardia.
09:39That's what a neonatologist told me.
09:41They didn't explain why he was like that,
09:44why he had a heart attack.
09:46They didn't explain.
09:48But they knew that babies in that situation
09:50were not saved.
09:51For you, Damaris,
09:53there is no doubt that Benjamin
09:55was murdered.
09:56That's right, yes.
09:58And what do you expect from justice
10:00with the nurse?
10:02What penalty should they impose on her?
10:05If she is the culprit,
10:08let them be fair.
10:11Let them judge her as she should be.
10:13And don't judge her like that.
10:15Let it be clear that I am very aware
10:19that my son will not return.
10:20They will not return him to me.
10:22All right, all right.
10:23But why do you keep insisting,
10:25sorry, dear Javi,
10:26why does Damaris keep insisting
10:28if she is the culprit?
10:30Do you doubt other people too?
10:33No, I don't doubt other people.
10:35All that hospital was to blame
10:38for what happened.
10:40All that hospital.
10:42Because, I repeat,
10:43since I joined the guard,
10:45everyone mistreated me.
10:47Mistreatment?
10:49Mistreatment, obstetric violence.
10:51Of course.
10:52And do you know if the same thing
10:54happened to the other mothers?
10:57Some suffered obstetric violence,
11:00others did not declare the same.
11:04I can't use the declaration of the others
11:06because it will be very bad for the other mothers.
11:09It affects me a lot.
11:12So, well, now it's my turn.
11:15I have to use them, it's my turn.
11:17But, well, thank you.
11:19You felt mistreated from the first moment,
11:22in such a difficult situation,
11:24in such a vulnerable moment,
11:26as it is when you are going to have a baby.
11:28And before entering,
11:30that you need, on the contrary,
11:32containment, beyond professionalism,
11:34also containment, right?
11:36Yes, as it is.
11:38From the first moment.
11:40It was the horror hospital,
11:42as the Attorney General said yesterday,
11:45who spoke, said,
11:47it's like a horror movie.
11:49It's not like a horror movie,
11:51it's a truly terrifying story,
11:53what happened there.
11:55Yes, yes.
11:56Damaris, well, we send you a big hug.
11:59Thank you very much.
12:00And hopefully justice will be done for you
12:02and for Benjamín too.
12:04I hope so, thank you.
12:06See you later, see you later.
12:08Well, Damaris Bustamante,
12:09who is Benjamín's mother,
12:10one of the five little ones
12:12are the ones who were murdered,
12:13they go to trial for five,
12:15eight are the ones who were saved,
12:17that is, some of them were able to recover it
12:19and others almost have the same thing, right?
12:22Thirteen victims in total, five mortals.
12:24As such, a fact,
12:26a fact I tell you that
12:28for the criminal study
12:30in the criminal republic,
12:31there is a separate chapter as well.
12:33That there should be no records,
12:34there is a case of a British nurse,
12:36but in the world there is not,
12:37with the babies, no.
12:39Exactly, exactly.
12:40So, well, let's see how justice
12:42performs in a trial by jury, also.
12:44Yes.
12:45In a trial by jury,
12:46also requested in this case by the defense.