and children. According to the Commission, to date, it has been possible to identify 19 men,42 4 women43 and 16 children.44 However, the number is higher, because, at the present time, the identity and total number of people who lost their life as a result of these events is uncertain. 39. Furthermore, at least two people, José Álvaro López Mejía45 and Fabio González46 were taken directly from their homes by members of the army during the massacre, and a third person, Florenci Quej Bin, was captured when he returned to his home in Los Josefinos on the day of the massacre.47 According to the Commission and the representatives, at this time there is still no information on their whereabouts, or that of several children and other adults, even though the State has compensated some of the families for their “death” during the massacre. 40. On the morning of April 30, 1982, members of the army went to the village, gathered up 19 of those who had been murdered, put them in a cart and buried them in a mass grave located in the village cemetery,48 without previously identifying them. 49 41. Following the events, some people fled from the village, taking refuge in other places, 50 and even outside the country, in Mexico51 or Belize,52 because the army had labelled them members of Emilio Alfaro Alvizures, Jorge Antonio, Baldizón, Ricardo Batres Flores, Damián Crisóstomo Pérez, José Galdámez Alemán, Cristóbal Rey González, Sarvelío Linares Navarijo, César Humberto Nacho Marroquín, Francisco Catalán, Abel Regalado, Guerra, Pablo Eugenio Méndez Batz, Faustino Osorio, Alfonso Hernández de la Cruz, José Dolores López, Henry Armando Alfaro González, Luis Emilio Alfaro González, Angel Valiente and Patrocinio Garney. 42 43 Elvira Ramos Moran, Isabel Hernández Pineda, Teodora Hernández, Medina and María Inés Muralles Pineda. Víctor David Berdúo Mauricio, Norma Morales Alonzo, Carlos Antonio Ajanel Ramos, Roni (Rony) Amilcar Catalán Muralles, Emilia Ajanel Ramos, Edgar Alfaro González, Juana Ajanel Ramos, Edie Alfaro González, Josefina Ajanel Ramos, Oiga Marina Catalán Murall, Dominga Patrocina Puluc Saban, Esvin Rolando Palencia Muralles and Eleuterio Puluc Saban. Additionally, the Commission considered it proved that the infants, Rigoberto Hernández Arévalo, 15 months of age, and Leiliy (Lelly) Eleany Batres Cordero, 4 months old, died during the flight, due to lack of food. Cf. Merits Report No. 16/19, Case 12,991, of February 12, 2019, para. 31 (merits file, folio 30). 44 María del Carmen Pérez, Mr. López Mejía’s mother, indicated that soldiers “took him and, since then, we don’t know anything.” Cf. Notarized testimonial statement María del Carmen Pérez of June 30, 2007 (evidence file, folio 2632). Also, Mr. López Mejía’s sister indicated that, when their father when to look for him, a solder warned him to “stop looking for him,” otherwise, he would also be disappeared. Cf. Notarized testimonial statement Alba Maritza López Mejía of January 23, 2021 (evidence file, folio 23899). 45 His daughter, Gloria Otilia González Medina, indicated that Mr. González was taken from his home at the time of the massacre, stating that the soldiers “broke down the door and took him; they beat his back; there were several soldiers and we screamed and [the soldiers] threatened that they would burn down everything if we continued screaming. They didn’t give any explanations.” Cf. Notarized statement of Gloria Otilia González Medina of June 30, 2007 (evidence file, folio 3743. 46 47 Cf. Statement of Francisco Quej Xitumul, undated (evidence file, folio 2632). Cf. COPREDEH, Report of the Guatemalan Government in relation to IACHR Case p-1139-04 Massacre in the village of Los Josefinos, of March 15, 2005 (evidence file, folio 1787). See also, Notarized statement of César Armando Palencia Muralles of July 9, 2003 (evidence file, folio 7); Testimony of Francisco Gámez Ávila, January 1996 (evidence file, folio 16). 48 Cf. Statements of Francisco Batres Álvarez before the Public Prosecution Service on October 5, 2006 (evidence file, folio 337), of Samuel Gregorio Bracamonte Pineda before the Public Prosecution Service on October 12, 2006 (evidence file, folio 346), of Ernesto Rodolfo Barrios García before the Public Prosecution Service on November 13, 2013 (evidence file, folio 378), and of Francisco Gámez Ávila, January 1996 (evidence file, folio 401). 49 Cf. Testimony of Francisco Gámez Ávila, January 1996 (evidence file, folio 16); Testimony of Roberto Estrada Marroquín, undated (evidence file, folio 1716), and Testimony of César Armando Catalán Muralles, January 1996 (evidence file, folio 1778). 50 Cf. Notarized statement of Antonio Ajanel Ortiz of July 9, 2003 (evidence file, folio 12), and Notarized statement of Antonio Ajanel Ortiz of January 22, 2021 (evidence file, folio 23893). 51 52 Cf. Notarized statement of Sotero Chávez of January 22, 2021 (evidence file, folio 23906). 14