The mother of former first lady Fabiola Yañez testified to prosecutor Ramiro González that she saw ex-President Alberto Fernández striking Yañez while she was eight months pregnant. She also said that the former leader was verbally violent towards her and her daughter on multiple occasions.

Meanwhile, a defense witness known only as Witness B, a former friend of Yañez, told González that Yañez never told them Fernández was violent towards her.

The witnesses were the latest to testify before the prosecutor in a week that also saw a flurry of new leaked material, including recordings that appear to show Fernández insulting and swearing at Yañez, and more photos of her with bruises.

Fernández, who was Argentina’s president from 2019 to 2023, was formally indicted for aggravated bodily harm and violent threats against his ex-partner Yañez in August. He has denied the accusations.

Miriam Verdugo, Yañez’s mother, told González that........

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