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problems. Medical care has been provided by social security, while his
family has covered the cost of his medicine;167 and
iv)
he lost mobility in his body and became disabled, for which
reason he spends most of his time at home without being able to
contribute to cover household expenses. He suffers depression and
has perceived what happened as a major disruption in his personal
fulfillment.168
66.59. Gregoria Matilde Castillo
i)
she was born on February 25, 1969. On March 1, 1989, when
she was twenty, she received a bullet wound on her left leg, which was
amputated at a hospital;169
ii)
at the time of the facts she worked at a factory. She was
studying to become a secretary. She helped support the family. After
being wounded, she could not get a job for two years. Currently she
continues to contribute income to the family on a weekly basis, though
less than before the facts;170
iii)
she continues to search for an appropriate prosthesis. She has
expenses for crutches and medicine. Social security stopped making
payments to her a year after the facts, because she had to stop
working. Her father covered the expenses;171 and
iv)
she suffers depression and nighttime disorders. She has not
been able to pay for psychological treatment. She is currently married
and has two children.172
66.60. Noraima Sosa Ríos
i)
she was born on April 4, 1954 and was 34 at the time of the
facts. On February 28, 1989, while she was inside her home, she
received a firearm wound on her right leg. She was taken to the
167
Cf. testimony of Henry Eduardo Herrera Hurtado rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary
Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
168
Cf. testimony of Henry Eduardo Herrera Hurtado rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary
Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
169
Cf. June 2, 1997 medical report issued by the traumatologist physician of the Sub-regional Health
Directorate of the State of Miranda of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance; and testimony of
Gregoria Matilde Castillo rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality
of the Federal District.
170
Cf. testimony of Gregoria Matilde Castillo rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public
of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District; and work certificate of Gregoria Matilde Castillo issued on
February 11, 2000 by the firm Grupo Impresión C.A.
171
Cf. testimony of Gregoria Matilde Castillo rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public
of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
172
Cf. testimony of Gregoria Matilde Castillo rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public
of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.