14 Her mother is Matilde Reyna Morales García. She has three siblings: Lorena Dianeth Villagrán Morales, Gerardo Adoriman Villagrán Morales and Blanca Elisa Albizurú Morales. The latter is only her sister on her mother’s side, and Anstraun Aman did not know her. Her father abandoned them when the witness was seven years of age. She has been working since she was nine years of age, owing to the family’s financial situation at that time. She has four daughters and one son and they all go to school. Anstraun Aman was a hardworking, studious, obedient, well-mannered and unassuming child. She had a very good relationship with him, because he looked after his siblings while their mother worked during the day to maintain the family. Anstraun Aman worked in the mornings from the age of eight or nine; he studied in the afternoon and had reached sixth grade of primary school. At the time of the events, he was studying in “basic primary” at night. He had lived on the street since he was 14 or 15 years of age, he worked and, every week, he gave part of what he earned to his mother. The most he earned was 65 quetzales a week. This financial support was very important to the family. He returned to his home almost every day, except on some occasions when he remained on the street for a longer period. His family was concerned about his welfare and safety, and went out looking for him when he did not return home. Casa Alianza assisted Anstraun Aman and found him work in a kiosk where he helped to clean up and lift heavy loads; this improved his behavior and he returned home more often. In Guatemala – in the social environment to which they belonged – it is usual for children to contribute to the living expenses of their parents and siblings until the age of 18 and, if they are not married by that age, they can continue helping their families. When their parents are old, the children once again help them financially. When her brother died, the witness was 20 or 21 years of age. For her, the most difficult result of his death was to see her mother in a lamentable physical and psychological state. She developed diabetes and almost ceased speaking. At that time, the witness’s mother was pregnant, suffered several complications and almost lost the baby. It was only five or six years ago that the illness she suffered from was diagnosed, because she almost died owing to a diabetic coma. At that time, the doctor who attended her explained to them that the origin of the illness must have been a “fright” or a serious problem that she had experienced, and the only problem that she had experienced was the death of Anstraun Aman. At present, her mother does not receive any medical treatment, as there is no money for this, although she works in a place that sells food. The witness and her sister help her in her work, because she is really not able to work now. To this day, her mother suffers the consequences of Anstraun Aman’s death, because she has not been able to overcome the emotional pain either. Although her mother could not keep Anstraun Aman in the house when he was a child, the events affected her profoundly and, to this day, she feels a certain guilt for having left her children in order to work. They were able to bury her brother by borrowing money. It was only a year and a half ago that her mother was able to finish paying off this loan. She visits her brother’s grave regularly but her mother cannot do so because it affects her too much. No financial reparation will be able to lessen the family’s grief. Neither the witness nor her family have taken any steps before the Guatemalan authorities to see that the events in which her brother lost his life are investigated and that those responsible are punished, or for the authorities to provide some type