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Argentine woman marriage to twin sister's killer suspended | Argentine woman marriage to twin sister's killer suspended |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A judge in Argentina has blocked the marriage between a 22-year-old woman and the man who killed her twin sister. | |
Edith Casas insists Victor Cingolani did not murder her sister Johana, a model with whom he also had a relationship. He is serving 13 years in prison for her 2010 murder. | |
The mother of the identical twins, Marcelina Orellana, says Edith is "psychologically ill". | |
She filed a request for the wedding to be suspended. | She filed a request for the wedding to be suspended. |
The mother's lawyer, Fabian Farias, said Edith was "not in full control of her mental faculties" and said her physical and psychological wellbeing were in danger. | |
Relatives says Edith had changed in the last 10 days, leaving home to live with Cingolani's sister and announcing the wedding. | |
"She was living with her parents before that, and no-one could have foreseen such an abrupt change in her behaviour," Mr Farias told Clarin newspaper. | |
The couple had planned to wed on Friday at the prison in the southern province of Santa Cruz, to avoid media attention. | The couple had planned to wed on Friday at the prison in the southern province of Santa Cruz, to avoid media attention. |
But the judge suspended the wedding, adding that he would make a final decision by 31 December on whether Cingolani and Edith can marry. | |
Mysterious death | Mysterious death |
Cingolani told Argentine media that his relationship with Johana was "casual" but that he was "in love" with Edith. | Cingolani told Argentine media that his relationship with Johana was "casual" but that he was "in love" with Edith. |
Edith maintains that Cingolani was unjustly convicted, saying he is "a guy who would not hurt a fly". | Edith maintains that Cingolani was unjustly convicted, saying he is "a guy who would not hurt a fly". |
The exact circumstances of 19-year-old Johana Casas' murder, in July 2010, remain a mystery. | The exact circumstances of 19-year-old Johana Casas' murder, in July 2010, remain a mystery. |
The model's body was found with two bullet wounds in a field. | The model's body was found with two bullet wounds in a field. |
A second man, Marco Diaz, Johana's boyfriend at the time of her murder, is awaiting trial charged with her murder. | A second man, Marco Diaz, Johana's boyfriend at the time of her murder, is awaiting trial charged with her murder. |
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