49 estimated in the approximate amount of eight thousand United States dollars”. Furthermore, the representatives requested payment of the expenses incurred by Mr. Jacobo Kawas-Fernández and “the family”, in order to give “proper burial to the victim”, and any expenses personally incurred by the latter for the purposes of investigating the death of his sister. The representatives requested the Court to establish the amount of the compensation for this item, on an equitable basis. 167. The State filed no specific allegation on this matter. 168. The various statements rendered during the proceedings in the instant case show that Mrs. Selsa Damaris Watt-Kawas, Mrs. Blanca Fernández and Mrs. Carmen Marilena Kawas-Fernández were in the United States of America at the time Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández was deprived of her life.209 That notwithstanding, contrary to the allegations of the representatives and in accordance with his own statement, Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas was in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, at that time.210 The Court finds it reasonable to believe that such individuals incurred certain expenses to travel to the city of Tela, Honduras, in order to attend the funeral of Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández. In the case of her children Selsa Damaris and Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas, such expenses were covered, according to their statements, by “[their] grandfather [and] their mother’s siblings.”211 169. Moreover, the body of evidence shows that the members of the family of the Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández contributed various economic and physical resources, and logistic support to promote the investigation initiated by the authorities.212 In that regard, Mr. Jorge Jesús Kawas-Fernández and Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas agreed on their statements upon stating that “[the] family acted […] in support of the investigations […] under the instructions of […] Jacobo [Kawas-Fernández]”.213 Also, Mr. Jorge Jesús KawasFernández acknowledged that “[a]ll expenses incurred upon the investigation were borne by [his] brother Jacobo, who covered such expenses with the income obtained from [his] father’s real estate business”.214 Furthermore, he stated that the estimated expenses incurred totaled “six thousand United States dollars for food, fuel, accommodation and 209 Cf. statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mrs. Selsa Damaris Watt-Kawas on October 28, 2008, supra note 171; statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jorge Jesús KawasFernández on October 30, 2008, supra note 168; and, statement of Mr. Jacobo Kawas-Fernández rendered before the Inter-American Court, supra note 25. 210 Cf. statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas on November 4, 2008, supra note 166, and statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mrs. Selsa Damarais WattKawas on October 28, 2008, supra note 171. 211 Cf. statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas on November 4, 2008, supra note 166, and statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mrs. Selsa Damaris WattKawas on October 28, 2008, supra note 171. 212 Cf. Statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jorge Jesús Kawas-Fernández on October 30, 2008, supra note 168, statement rendered by Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas, on November 4, 2008, supra note 166, and statement rendered by Mr. Jacobo Kawas-Fernández before the Inter-American Court, supra note 25. 213 Cf. Statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas, on November 4, 2008, supra note 166, and statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jorge Jesús Kawas-Fernández on October 30, 2008, supra note 168. 214 Cf. Statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jorge Jesús Kawas-Fernández on October 30, 2008, supra note 168.