Romina Tejerina
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- Gender
- female
- Country
- Argentina
- Location
- San Pedro, Jujuy Province, Argentina
- Date of birth
- 1985
- Age at first offence
- 18
- Characteristics
- infanticide, sexual abuse
- Victim profile
- Her baby daughter
- Method of murder
- Stabbing with knife
- Date(s) of murder
- February 23, 2003
- Years active
- 2003
- Date of arrest
- 2 days after
- Status
-
Released
Released on June 24, 2012 after being sentenced to 14 years in prison on June 10, 2005
Background
Romina Tejerina was born in 1985 in San Pedro, Jujuy Province. She was sentenced on June 10, 2005 to 14 years in prison for the February 23, 2003 murder of her baby daughter.
The baby was the product of sexual abuse that Tejerina allegedly suffered in August 2002, which she had been afraid to reveal.
The offence
On February 23, 2003, Tejerina asked her sister to accompany her to the pharmacy, where she bought laxatives. When they returned to the house, Tejerina gave birth to a baby girl. With the help of her sister, she cut the baby's umbilical cord and placed her in a small box. A few minutes later, Tejerina attacked the baby with a kitchen knife. The baby died two days later in the hospital.
Investigation
Tejerina was arrested after the baby died in the hospital two days after the attack.
Trial
Tejerina’s supposed sexual abuse had not been proved. Only when she was charged with the murder of her child, she promoted actions against her supposed attacker. The supposed attacker was not found guilty of such crime and admitted having sexual intercourse with Tejerina, but under consent.
As a result, there was no element to back her defendant arguments about her alleged mental condition at the time of the murders, and her sentence was confirmed.
Sentencing
Tejerina was sentenced on June 10, 2005 to 14 years in prison for the February 23, 2003 murder of her baby daughter.
Outcome
Tejerina was freed on June 24, 2012, after being sentenced to 14 years.
Other details
The baby was a baby girl. Tejerina used laxatives before giving birth, cut the baby’s umbilical cord, and placed the baby in a small box before attacking the baby with a kitchen knife.
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