15 Jorge Daniel Quintana died at the age of sixteen. He worked by day as a “peddler” and studied in sixth grade in the evenings. He was single and had no children. He contributed regularly to cover household expenses, since he was twelve. The mother had requested “papers” for him to be able to work despite his young age. At the time of the event, he earned minimum wage. She covered expenses in connection with the vigil from her savings. Expenses in the pursuit of justice have been covered by COFAVIC. Due to her personal situation, the witness was fired from her job. One of the sisters of the victim has received psychological treatment, the cost of which was covered by the witness. When she heard of her son’s death, she went to look for him at the hospital and the following day they gave her his body at the morgue. During the vigil that night, the police once again started firing at their house because they thought there was a party. They were only able to bury Jorge Daniel two days after he died. There was no place prepared for the corpse, so she had to ask the persons responsible for burials to bury him somewhere else. For over a year she suffered somatic disorders; she thought she heard her son’s voice and felt that he appeared before her. She suffers insomnia and depression, and is very much afraid for her other son every time he goes out to the street. Her greatest wish is to finally attain justice. 16. Iris Medina, permanent companion of Wolfgang Waldemar Quintana Vivas. Wolfgang Waldemar Quintana Vivas died when he was twenty-seven years old from a bullet wound he received while he was at home. His next of kin took him into a clinic, where he was dead before entering. He worked as a salesman at a bookstore and through his work he supported the witness, his daughter Luzdenny Estefanía and the mother of the victim, María Esperanza Vivas. His contributions were the basic means of support for the whole family. Wolfgang Waldemar had been working since he was fifteen. At the time of the event, he earned minimum wage. The financial situation of the family would have been better if the victim had survived, as he was the only family member who worked. Since then, the witness has had to work to support her daughter. Expenses in connection with the vigil were covered by the family with the benefit payments of the victim for his work at the bookstore. Expenses in pursuit of justice were covered by COFAVIC. The witness received both psychological and psychiatric treatment, and is still under psychological treatment. Her daughter also goes to the psychologist fortnightly. The cost of these treatments is 40,000.00 Bs. (forth thousand bolívares) monthly and is covered by the witness. When she remembers the facts, she continues to feel much pain and anger, because for them their home was a safe place. The victim was seated, carrying his three-month old daughter when he was wounded, managed to place the baby in the crib and went downstairs, where he feel down, bleeding. The witness tried to cover the

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