14 64. On April 2, 2001, the lawyer, René Argueta Beltrán, representing the next of kin of the Corado Barrientos family and the next of kin of Erick Leonardo Chinchilla, submitted seven documents as helpful evidence17, in compliance with the Court’s request of February 22, 2001. * * * b) TESTIMONIAL EVIDENCE 65. At the public hearing on August 11 and 12, 2000, the Court received the statements of the witnesses and experts offered by the Inter-American Commission. They are summarized below in the order in which they were presented: a) Testimony of Salvador González Najarro, father of William Otilio González Rivera He is married to María Rivera Velázquez, with whom he has had five children, including the victim. He lives in the village of Jocote, Department of Jutiapa, Guatemala. His son acquired a sales kiosk in the bus terminal in Zone 4, Guatemala City, for Q5,000.00 (five thousand quetzales); this business generated a profit of about Q500.00 (five hundred quetzales) a month. However, as a result of his abduction and subsequent disappearance, all the existing merchandise, which was valued at Q5,000.00 (five thousand quetzales), was lost, together with the right to use the business premises. The relationship between father and son and the whole family was “very extensive, respectful and considerate.” The victim lived in Guatemala City and visited his family once every two weeks, and he brought them some of the Q500.00 (five hundred quetzales) that he earned to help them pay for their needs. He realized that his son was dead on February 10, 1988, when he went to visit him. The following day, he found out that some bodies had appeared. The identification of his dead son caused him great sadness, because “it is distressing […] to see so much cruelty” and it caused “tremendous grief to [him] and all [his] family.” He had to pay the expenses corresponding to the transfer of his son’s body to his community, the wake and burial of his son, all of which cost about Q5,000.00 (five thousand quetzales). Since his son’s death, he has suffered many illnesses and the memories cause him resentment, sadness and pain. His wife’s life “has deteriorated and will never be the same again.” She suffers from heart ailments and, owing to the lack of financial resources, cannot be supervised by a doctor. This is very painful for the family “because they are all suffering.” His son would have been “the head of the family, 17 Cf. Copy of the birth registration of Francisca Corado Barrientos; copy of the death certificate of Erick Leonardo Chinchilla; copy of the birth registration of Ingrid Aracely Zelada Chinchilla; Copy of the birth registration of Miriam Enoé Zelada Chinchilla; copy of the birth registration of Sandra del Carmen Chinchilla; copy of the birth registration of Hugo Alejandro Zelada Chinchilla; and copy of the birth certificate of María Luisa Chinchilla Ruano.