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iii)
his daughter is Franci Aracelis Guía Martínez. His mother is
Baldomera Laya and his father is Vivan Guía. The mother of the victim
has cared for his daughter. His brother Braulio Ramón Guía Laya has
supported both of them since the facts occurred.66
66.23. Mercedes Beatriz Hernández Daza
i)
she was born on June 7, 1954. She received a gunshot while
she was at home, in front of her sisters and parents. She died at age
34, on March 1, 1989, due to a “firearm wound to the skull” at the
Pérez Carreño Hospital in the city of Caracas. Her parents and
husband covered expenses in connection with the vigil;67
ii)
she worked as a staff analyst at the National Nutrition Institute.
She had made fortnightly financial contributions to her parents since
she began working;68 and
iii)
she was married to Efraín González and her son is Guirvin
Efraín González. Her parents are Oscar Rafael Hernández and Carmen
Elodia Daza, who died after the victim’s demise. Her sister is Xiomara
Milagros Hernández Daza.69
66.24. Crisanto Mederos
66
Cf. testimony of. Braulio Ramón Guía Laya rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public
of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District; copy of the birth certificate of Pedro Gustavo Guía Laya
issued on April 11, 1985 by the Prefect of Sucre District in the State of Miranda; copy of the birth
certificate of Franci Aracelis Guía Martínez issued on March 31, 1986 by the Office of the Mayor of Baruta
Municipality, Sucre District, State of Miranda; and copy of the birth certificate of Braulio Ramón Guía Laya
issued on October 9, 1999 by the Prefect of Sucre Municipality, State of Miranda.
67
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Mercedes Beatriz Hernández Daza issued on October 11, 1989
by the Civil Head Office of Santa Rosalía, Prefecture of Libertador Municipality in the Federal District;
death certificate of Mercedes Beatriz Hernández Daza No. 332 issued on October 11, 1989 by the Civil
Head Office of La Vega, Libertador Municipality of the Federal District; autopsy record No. 51.299
prepared by the Forensic Medicine Division of the Technical Corps of the Judiciary Police; and testimony of
Xiomara Hernández Daza rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality
of the Federal District.
68
Cf. death certificate of Mercedes Beatriz Hernández Daza No. 332 issued on October 11, 1989 by
the Civil Head Office of La Vega, Libertador Municipality of the Federal District; and testimony of Xiomara
Hernández Daza rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the
Federal District.
69
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Mercedes Beatriz Hernández Daza issued on October 11, 1989
by the Civil Head Office of Santa Rosalía, Prefecture of Libertador Municipality in the Federal District;
death certificate of Mercedes Beatriz Hernández Daza No. 332 issued on October 11, 1989 by the Civil
Head Office of La Vega, Libertador Municipality of the Federal District; copy of the birth certificate of
Xiomara Hernández Daza issued on November 23, 1982 by the Civil Authority of Santa Rosalía Parish,
Libertador Department of the Federal District; and testimony of Xiomara Hernández Daza rendered on
March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District. Note: in
several documents, the name of the father of the victim is recorded as Osquedio Rafael Hernández.