13 59. Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz’s body was identified by her mother, Elsa Claudina Paiz Vidal, and turned over to the latter at 12:00 p.m. on August 13.24 The clothes that she was wearing were all returned to the family, except a pink sweater which was kept for investigation. 60. As regards the investigation of the death and the circumstances in which it occurred, the autopsy report of August 16, 2005, gave the cause of death as a “perforating wound to the head caused by a firearm projectile and cerebral hemorrhage.”25 As regards the wounds found, the autopsy report established the presence of a wound caused by a firearm projectile and abrasions to the right lumbar region, left knee, and rear of the left foot. With respect to the genital organs, the report noted that they were found to be “normal.”26 61. Subsequently, at the request of the Public Prosecution Service,27 the autopsy report was enlarged upon and it was determined that the body had been identified as that of Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz. It was also indicated that the distance of the gunshot was less than 45 centimeters. The time of death was established as “between 7 and 11 hours after the autopsy was carried out.”28 In this regard, at the request of the Public Prosecution Service the time of death was amended and it was established that “the person had been dead approximately 7 to 11 hours when the autopsy was carried out.”29 It also states that the external examination carried out found no evidence to suggest where the alleged victim had died.30 62. The ballistics expert’s report of December 6, 2005, indicated that the exhibits were received from the Public Prosecution Service on February 2, 2005, and at Prosecution Unit 14 (according to the receipt stamp) it was recorded that the expert’s report was received on February 28, 2005. Those dates are mistaken, given that the alleged victim died on August 13, 2005. According to the Model Autopsy Protocol of the United Nations, X-rays should be taken in gunshot cases to aid in locating the 24 Appendix 17. Record No. 8379 of August 13, 2005, 12:00 p.m., by which Elsa Claudina Paz recognizes the body of her daughter Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz. Enclosed with the original petition of December 10, 2007. Appendix 10, report of Public Prosecution Service criminalistic investigations technicians Walter Adolfo Morales Rosales and Sergio Antonio Polanco Rivera, RAC 3,970-2005 of August 19, 2005. Copy of judicial record presented by the petitioners on May 31, 2012. 25 Appendix 18, Autopsy report of August 16, 2005, No. 2604-05, issued by Mr. Sergio Alder Alfredo Martínez Martínez, Judicial Medical Examiner, addressed to Rocío Yesenia Reyna Pérez, Assistant Prosecutor. Copy of judicial record presented by the petitioners on May 31, 2012. 26 Appendix 18, Autopsy report of August 16, 2005, No. 2604-05, issued by Mr. Sergio Alder Alfredo Martínez Martínez, Judicial Medical Examiner, addressed to Rocío Yesenia Reyna Pérez, Assistant Prosecutor. Copy of judicial record presented by the petitioners on May 31, 2012. 27 Appendix 19. Request by Assistant Prosecutor Etz Sai Rodríguez Cho to Sergio Alder Alfredo Martínez Martínez, to elaborate on autopsy report No. 2604-2005. Enclosed with the original petition of December 10, 2007. 28 Appendix 20. Enlarged Autopsy Report No. 617-05 of October 7, 2005, issued by Mr. Sergio Alder Alfredo Martínez Martínez, Judicial Medical Examiner, addressed to Etz Sai Rodríguez Cho, Assistant Prosecutor. Copy of judicial record presented by the petitioners on May 31, 2012. 29 Appendix 21. Enlarged Autopsy Report 2604-2005 of June 7, 2006, issued by Mr. Sergio Alder Alfredo Martínez Martínez, Judicial Medical Examiner, addressed to Carlos Antonio Miranda Arévalo, Assistant Prosecutor. Enclosed with the original petition of December 10, 2007. 30 Appendix 20. Enlarged Autopsy Report No. 617-05 of October 7, 2005, issued by Mr. Sergio Alder Alfredo Martínez Martínez, Judicial Medical Examiner, addressed to Etz Sai Rodríguez Cho, Assistant Prosecutor. Copy of judicial record presented by the petitioners on May 31, 2012.