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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