I borrowed money and went immediately [to Caracas], I went directly to the hospital and they didn’t let me see her because we had to prove that we were her parents, all day we did paperwork because the PTJ sent us to three different places, then we had to wait for the prosecutor to tell us that we had to wait for the investigations, I was angry. I went to the [Hospital] Clinic, they didn’t want me to see her because of my pregnancy, I insisted and they didn’t let me, I said that as her mother, I have a right, they gave me five minutes to see her. I said give me strength, it was very hard to see my daughter destroyed, with no hair, no teeth, no lips. She was delirious and shouted that they were torturing her, they gave her an injection and they took us out of the room. Her father was crying [,] he grew frenzied and fainted when he saw her, we never thought she would be so destroyed […]42 67. For his part, Nelson López stated: “when we saw her, she seemed like a monster, she couldn’t speak […] I didn’t think I was going to find my daughter like that.”43 For Ana Secilia López it was “shocking” to see her sister “so disfigured, very traumatized.”44 The information available in the case file indicates that the visitation prohibition ordered by the Prosecutor was kept in place for the entire duration of Linda Loaiza López’s stay at the University Hospital. 68. The IACHR has the requests made by attorney Juan Bernardo Delgado to the 33rd Prosecutor to be allowed access to interview Linda Loaiza López.45 The case file indicates that on November 7, 2001, the 33rd Prosecutor sent communication to the director of the University Hospital of Caracas asking that attorney Juan Bernardo Delgado be allowed access so that he could interview her.46 According to the testimony of Linda Loaiza López, it was only as of that time that Juan Bernardo Delgado was able to have access to the case file.47 69. Linda Loaiza López remained hospitalized in the University Hospital until December 25, 2001, when she was transferred to the Military Hospital of Caracas where she remained until June 10, 2002.48 Later, she also had to be hospitalized several times for a number of different surgeries.49 70. Available evidence indicates that Linda Loaiza López went through a slow and exhausting recovery process to heal from the serious injuries she suffered and the multiple medical processes and services that she required during her initial hospitalization and later hospitalizations, including a number of 42 20, 2014. Annex 8. Testimony of Paulina Soto. Annex “Varios SF Testimonios Familia Lopez Soto” of the brief from the petitioners, June 43 Annex 6. Decision of the Seventh First Instance Trial Tribunal of the Caracas Metropolitan Area. Case File No. 313-05. May 22, 2006. Statement of Nelson López, pg. 141. Annex E of the brief from the petitioners, July 14, 2009. 44 Annex 4. Decision of the Twentieth First Instance Trial Tribunal of the Caracas Metropolitan Area. Case No. 20.-253. November 5, 2004. Statement of Ana Secilia López Soto, pg. 252. Annex D of the brief from the petitioners, July 14, 2009. 45 Annex 14. Request of Juan Bernardo Delgado in his capacity as the legal representative of Linda López to the 33rd Prosecutor of the Office of the Public prosecutor of the Caracas Metropolitan Area, dated November 6, 2001; and Annex 15. Request of Juan Bernardo Delgado in his capacity as the legal representative of Linda López to the 33rd Prosecutor of the Office of the Public prosecutor of the Caracas Metropolitan Area, dated October 10, 2001. Both documents in Annex “Folder No. 1. Office of the Attorney General” to the initial petition of November 12, 2007. 46 Annex 16. Official Letter No. AMC-33-992-2,001 addressed to the director of the Instituto Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Caracas by the 33rd Prosecutor of the Office of the Public prosecutor of the Caracas Metropolitan Area, dated November 7, 2001. Annex “Folder No. 1, Office of the Attorney General” to the initial petition of November 12, 2007. 47 Hearing on the Merits No. 17, Case of Linda Loaiza López Soto and relatives (Venezuela), 154th Period of Sessions, March 2015. Statement of Linda Loaiza López Soto. Available at: http://www.oas.org/es/cidh/multimedia/sesiones/154/default.asp 48 Annex 17. Dr. Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Medical report of Linda López. No date; and Annex 18. Dr. Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital. Department of Gastroenterology. Intake report on Linda López. October 17, 2002. Both documents in Annex “Folder No. 6 exámenes médicos” to the initial petition of November 12, 2007. 49 See for example: Annex 19. Military Hospital Medical History of Linda López, October 18, 2002; Fundación G. Behrens Belissario. Ophthalmological report on Linda López, January 30, 2003; Venezuelan Social Security Institute. Dr. José María Vargas Hospital. Medical report on Linda López, admitted May 22 and discharged on June 13, 2003. All documents in Annex “11 Varios” of the brief from the petitioners, June 20, 2014.