21 (son), Ivonne Miriam Bueno and Verónica Inés Bueno (daughters); Sergio Oscar Roldán (son-in-law); Patricia Marcela Mereles (daughter-in-law); Carolina Elizabeth Mereles, Cristian Rodrigo Mereles, Marco Gabriel Bueno-Mereles, Juan Manuel Bueno, Mariana Gisele Bueno, Francisco Ernesto Roldán-Bueno, and Daniela Inés Roldán-Bueno (grandchildren). 97. The State has declared that there is no evidence that may allow to assert the existence of a “causality link” between the facts described in the instant case and the death of the victim’s brother and mother; that the victim’s grandchildren had not even been born at the moment of the occurrence of the facts, and that there is no evidence of the link between the victim’s son-in law and daughter-in-law and their respective children; that no evidence has been submitted to prove the degree of suffering that the next of kin had to endure and their involvement in the situation suffered by the victim; and that it has not been proven that the next of kin have suffered an alteration in their living conditions, their family and social relations, and the chance to develop their own life projects. 98. Among the evidentiary items submitted to the Court, there is a certificate issued by Jorge A. Caride, attending physician of Mr. Bueno-Alves, which states as follows: his brother, Delcio Ventura, suffere[d] a heart attack [,] and as a consequence, he die[d] at the age of 49, apparently due to the stress that the whole family had to endure. His mother, Tomasa Alves-de Lima, died in 2001. The rest of Bueno-Alves’ family members could not avoid suffering from different conditions which are compatible with disorders caused by anxiety which required some kind of medical treatment [...]. Particularly his daughter, Verónica Inés, who at the moment of his arrest was fourteen years old; and also Mr. Bueno-Alves’ wife, Inés María del Carmen. All the above must be understood as the sum of complications coupled with emotional and financial deterioration that Mr. Bueno-Alves and his entire [family] had to endure. Apart from the above-mentioned daughter [...] he has two other children: Juan Francisco [and] Ivone Miriam; a son-in-law, Sergio Roldán [,] and four grandchildren: Mariana, Francisco, Daniela, and Jonathan, who due to the events that have occurred after the arrest of Mr. Bueno-Alves, have not had an adequate support from him.56 99. Dr. Caride made a statement before a notary public (affidavit), wherein he declared that “[d]uring the last years [,] several members [of Mr. Bueno-Alves’] family have undergone psychological treatment,” and that the facts of the instant case “gradually caused a deterioration in [Mr. Bueno-Alves’] family relationships which ended up with a divorce.”57 100. The expert psychiatrists concluded that the victim “possibly shows alterations in his family relations and that this kind of disorder generates stress on the family,” and recommended the continuity of psychological treatment for the victim’s “support group.”58 101. Finally, the social worker that rendered a statement before a notary public (affidavit) declared that Mr. Buenos-Alves had told her “that the events which took place had affected him emotionally and had affected his family as well.” Furthermore, she stated that currently the victim is living with his former spouse, his daughter [Verónica Inés], his son-in-law, and his two grandchildren, there being strong family bonds and a good emotional link among the family members. 56 Cf. Record of appendixes to the application, Volume I, Appendix 4, folios 63 and 64. 57 Cf. Expert report (affidavit) of Dr. Caride (record on the merits, Volume III, folios 1217 and 1218). 58 Cf. Expert reports (affidavits) of Drs. Ravioli, Taragano, Nievas, and Schlenker (record on the merits, Volume III, folios 1063 and 1065).