Argentine engineer's killer takes his own life: the price of an affair

Las Tablas killing: the murderer takes his own life after killing the Argentine engineer

What drives someone to kill and then take their own life over an affair? The murder of an Argentine engineer in the Madrid neighbourhood of Las Tablas has ended with the killer's suicide, an outcome that leaves a trail of questions about crimes of passion and their financial consequences.

According to published reports and the debates that emerged after the event, the husband of the woman who was having an extramarital relationship with the victim is believed to have committed the murder and then taken his own life. The victim, an Argentine engineer in his early thirties, is thought to have met the woman at a gym near the scene of the crime. The killer, after taking the life of the presumed lover, killed himself, allegedly after having transferred his assets so that his widow would inherit nothing.

The public debate has focused on the sarracena of adultery and the cuckold's reaction, with positions ranging from condemnation of the infidelity to criticism of the violence. Some analysts point out that, beyond the human drama, the decision to commit suicide and the possible disinheritance of the woman introduces an element of financial revenge that goes beyond the sentimental. The woman, now the killer's widow and without her lover, could face an uncertain future if the transfer of assets is confirmed.

The irony of the case is brutal: two men dead over a relationship that, according to the available information, the woman initiated. The killer, who set out to punish the lover, ended up destroying himself and leaving the woman's path clear — at least of unwelcome presences. The justice system, meanwhile, is faced with a case closed in a dead end: the dead do not pay their legal debts, but the economic and social damage has already been done.