Andrés Blaquier: a member of one of the richest families in Argentina is murdered for stealing his motorcycle

The businessman Andrés Blaquier, a member of one of the richest families in Argentinawas killed by two criminals who tried to steal his motorcycle, official sources from the province of Buenos Aires confirmed this Sunday to EFE.

The event occurred around 7:30 p.m. local time on Saturday (10:30 p.m. GMT). when the agricultural entrepreneur was riding his BMW 1200 motorcycle along the Panamericana Ramal Pilar avenue, one of the main access arteries to the city of Buenos Aires.

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A smaller displacement motorcycle was placed next to Blaquier at kilometer 50 of said route and its two occupants fired several shots at himone of which hit his chestcausing him to lose control of his vehicle.

The criminals took advantage of the situation to steal the BMW motorcycle and flee.according to sources from the provincial Ministry of Security.

The 62-year-old victim was later taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries.

In the early hours of Sunday, the prosecutor in charge of the case, Gonzalo Agüero, ordered nine emergency searches that resulted in lThe arrest of an 18-year-old woman, the main suspect of driving the motorcycle with which the robbery took place.

The young woman’s companion, an 18-year-old man with a history of qualified robbery, has not yet been arrested.

LEDESMA GROUP ACTIVITY

Andrew Blaquieran agricultural engineer by profession, worked as general manager of La Biznagaa company owned by the Ledesma group, one of the largest agro-industrial conglomerates in Argentina.

the activity of the biznaga It settled in four fields of 51,000 hectares in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, in which meat and cereals were produced.

“Andrew Blaquier He was a first cousin of the current Ledesma shareholders. He was an endearing person, with great love for Argentina, his country, and a lot of passion for what he did”, Ledesma said in a statement.

The Blaquier family owns the Ledesma group, the largest sugar producer in Argentina, with businesses in paper, alcohol and bioethanol, citrus and juices, beef, soybeans, corn and wheat.

In 2020, the family ranked 24th in the highest fortunes of Argentinawith a heritage close to 490 million dollars, according to Forbes magazine.

Source: Elcomercio

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