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Haydée Mavilu Blanco García, a daughter of Jesús Calixto Blanco.
Jesús Calixto Blanco was mortally wounded when he was 54 years old. He
worked as a messenger and had two daughters, the witness and Rayza
Magali. He supported the whole family. At the time of the event he earned
minimum wage.
There were no vigil expenses because the remains of the victim were not
delivered to them, as he was buried in a common grave without the family
being informed. COFAVIC covered expenses in connection with the search for
justice.
They heard about the victim’s death over the telephone. Since then, Jesús
Calixto’s daughters have had to work, and therefore they have interrupted
their education. They have had to look after their mother, Ana Mary García,
and themselves. At first the witness suffered problems with alcoholism,
because she suddenly faced the change from having been a student to
becoming the main provider for the family.
Her mother suffered insomnia, nervousness, and has required medication,
paid for by the witness. All the family has suffered severe depression since
then, worsened by the fact that they never found out the final whereabouts of
the victim. The minimum comfort they hope to receive, with the help of
COFAVIC, is delivery of the remains of the victim.
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Maritza Romero, a sister of Fidel Orlando Romero Castro.
Fidel Orlando Romero Castro was a blue-collar worker; he was single, and had
no children. He had contributed to household expenses on a weekly basis
since he was seventeen. At the time of the event he earned minimum wage.
The family hired funerary services, but they were never used because the
remains of the victim were never delivered to them. COFAVIC covered
expenses in pursuit of justice.
A brother aided the victim and took him to the hospital, where he underwent
an operation. After the operation, the next of kin thought that the victim was
out of danger. His mother, Rosa Jacinta Castro, went to the hospital the
following day to take care of him, but Fidel Orlando died that night. When
she got back home, the mother fainted. The family expected the victim’s
condition to stabilize. The witness lost her job seeking justice in the case of
her brother and caring for her mother’s health. The latter, Rosa Jacinta
Castro, also stopped working due to the steps they had to take in the case of
her son, so they have had to divide some rooms from the house and rent
them out.
The witness underwent psychological treatment for two years. She fought for
the common grave where Fidel Orlando’s remains had been buried to be
opened, and spent a lot of time at the cemetery while the grave was being
opened. At that time she became pregnant and lost her daughter during the