39 daughter,162 and Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas, son.163 Therefore, considering the circumstances of the instant case, in principle the Court presumes that the death of Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández adversely affected their mental and moral integrity. However, given that the State, based on the findings of the Inter-American Commission in its Report on the Merits,164 opposed any such ruling in relation to this alleged violation, the Court will examine the evidence presented by the representatives. The Court notes that the State did not challenge said evidence. 131. Based on the statements rendered during the course of these proceedings, it is clear that Mr. Jacobo Kawas-Kury, father of Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández, was significantly affected by her death. Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas “was his right-hand person; she took care of him and his ailment [and] managed his business.”165 Blanca Jeannette Kawas and her father had a very close relationship; she even left the United States of America to provide him with care.166 Mr. Jacobo Kawas-Kury passed away a few months after the death of his daughter.167 132. Also, in relation to Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández’s relationship with her mother, Blanca Fernández, the record shows that the former traveled to the United States of America along with her two children in order to take care of her mother, who was ill.168 Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández subsequently returned to Honduras to take care of her father, but maintained regular contact with her.169 Because of the facts of this case, Mrs. Fernández suffered “due to the feelings of anger and impotence […] and cried inconsolably; to this date her favorite topic of conversation is [her] daughter.”170 133. Furthermore, based on the record, Selsa Damaris Watt-Kawas and her mother, Mrs. Blanca Jeannette Kawas-Fernández, had a very close relationship. Ms. Watt-Kawas stated that her mother provided her with financial support for her studies in the United States of America and that “when she [had] some free time she visited her [and] was inspired by her environmental mission and vision.” She stated that she talked with her mother on the telephone “a few days before she died.” Ms. Watt-Kawas “has suffered emotional [t]rauma [as a result] of [her] mother’s violent death” and considers that it has caused “irreparable 162 Cf. Birth certificate of Selsa Damaris Watt-Kawas, supra note 148. 163 Cf. Birth certificate of Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas, supra note 147. 164 Cf. Report on Merits No. 63/06, supra note 2. 165 Cf. Statement rendered by Mr. Jacobo Kawas-Fernández before the Inter-American Court, supra note 25. 166 Cf. Statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas on November 4, 2008 (record on the Merits, volume II, folio 453). 167 Cf. Statement rendered by Mr. Jacobo Kawas-Fernández before the Inter-American Court, supra note 25, and statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jorge Jesús Kawas-Fernández on October 30, 2008 (record on the Merits, volume II, folio 444). 168 Cf. statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jorge Jesús Kawas-Fernández on October 30, 2008 (record on the Merits, volume II, folio 443). 169 Cf. Statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jaime Alejandro Watt-Kawas on November 4, 2008, supra note 166. 170 Cf. Statement rendered before a notary public (affidavit) by Mr. Jorge Jesús Kawas-Fernández on October 30, 2008, supra note 168.