Brutal killings of young women leave Argentina in shock and anger

A girl and two young women were tortured and murdered in a crime that has shocked Argentina.

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The brutal killings of 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez, and Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, who were both 20, were livestreamed on social media.

Police believe a drug-trafficking gang was responsible, and that the crime was broadcast as a warning to others.

They had arrested five suspects - three men and two women - as of Friday, according to National Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, but a 20-year-old Peruvian man they say is the group's leader remains at large.

The victims were lured into a van believing they were headed for a party on 19 September, according to investigators.