father was injured and his spine broken on January 28 1994, in an establishment, at a restaurant in Aguachica [...] I heard the comments...he was investigating to see who he was”116 77. For his part, Mr. Jaime Omeara said that approximately two months after his brother’s murder, he was threatened on his cell phone "if you don’t keep quiet, the same will happen to you as what happened to your brother ". He said that because of this threat he left for Bucaramanga and filed a complaint before the Ombudsman, where they offered to relocate him, but he said that was not what he wanted.117 78. The Commission notes that in relation to this event, according to a version rendered by Mr. Juan Francisco Prada Márquez –a beneficiary of the Justice and Peace Law— "Roberto Prada Gamarra did all these things, because he told me he had sent ‘el ave’ to Héctor Álvarez’s son-in-law because he was a suspected guerrilla and that was Manuel Guillermo Omeara". However, he said that “Roberto Prada Gamarra did not tell me how they had killed him.”118 5. Events Relating to Héctor Álvarez Sánchez 79. Héctor Álvarez Sánchez was Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval’s father-in-law. On the night of October 21, 1994, as Héctor Sánchez Álvarez entered his house with his five-year-old granddaughter, Claudia Marcela Álvarez Omeara, he was shot several times by men in plain clothes, from a motorcycle. 119 Héctor Álvarez Sánchez was taken to hospital in Aguachica and then to a clinic in Bucaramanga. On June 29, 1995, he was taken by his family to the Military Hospital in Bogota for his rehabilitation, from where he was discharged in September 1995.120 80. Elba María Solano de Álvarez referred to the situation in which Mr. Héctor Álvarez was left: "he was rendered quadriplegic, [...] he was a very active person before the attack [...] after he was taken home, our relationship came to a complete standstill, because he was a person who could not even lift a glass of water to his mouth [...] all his movements were frozen[...]"121. Regarding the treatment he received, she indicated that in the Military hospital "three months were on our own account because our insurance didn’t cover us beyond that.”122 81. Mr. Héctor Álvarez Sánchez died on May 11, 2000.123 As to whether his death was related to the attack, the State reported that "it has not been possible to establish that the injuries sustained in the 116 Sworn statement of Héctor Álvarez Sánchez of September 6, 1994, case file No. 015 of the National Human Rights Unit National Prosecutor’s Office Bucaramanga, folder No. 1, pp. 11 – 13. Annex No. 44 to the petitioners’ brief of November 10, 2010. 117 Sworn statement of Jaime Antonio Omeara Miraval of August 17, 2010, case file No. 015 of the National Human Rights Unit National Prosecutor’s Office Bucaramanga, folder No. 11, . Annex No. 42 to the petitioners’ brief of November 10, 2010. 118 Justice and Peace Process, Referral of Copies of Voluntary Statements, dated 19/06/2012. Juan Francisco Prada Márquez’s version. Annex to the petitioners’ brief received on May 17, 2014. 119 See En Aguachica vuelve el “sicariato”. In: Vanguardia Liberal. Bucaramanga, October 23, 1994. 120 Report UA SACE No. 008 of February 10, 2003 of the National Human Rights Unit - National Prosecutor’s Office Bucaramanga, case file No. 015 of the National Human Rights Unit - National Prosecutor’s Office Bucaramanga, folder No. 9, pp. 73 - 75. Annex No. 53 to the petitioners’ brief of November 10, 2010. 121 Amplification of sworn statement of Elba María Solano de Álvarez of April 3, 2013. Annex to the petitioners’ brief received on May 17, 2014. 122 Amplification of sworn statement of Elba María Solano de Álvarez of April 3, 2013. Annex to the petitioners’ brief received on May 17, 2014. 123 Report UA SACE No. 008 of February 10, 2003 of the National Human Rights Unit - National Prosecutor’s Office Bucaramanga, case file No. 015 of the National Human Rights Unit - National Prosecutor’s Office Bucaramanga, folder No. 9, pp. 73 - 75. Annex No. 53. 22