Argentina rugby players sentenced to life in prison over teen’s murder

Fernando Báez Sosa, son of Paraguayan immigrants, was beaten to death outside a nightclub in a racially motivated attack

Eight amateur rugby players have been found guilty over the murder of a aspiring law student in Argentina, in a case that has outraged the public and shone a harsh light on racist attitudes in the country.

Five of the attackers were sentenced to life in prison – which in Argentina is a maximum of 35 years – for their part in the brutal murder of Fernando Báez Sosa, 18, the only son of two Paraguayan immigrants. Three others were given 15 years in jail by the court in the town of Dolores on Monday. Several of the assailants belonged to the same amateur rugby team; all eight are between the ages of 21 and 23.