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expenses since he was approximately eighteen years old. He was single and
had no children. At the time of the event he earned minimum wage.
The family covered expenses in connection with the vigil, while COFAVIC
covered expenses involved in the search for justice.
The sisters of the victim had to delay their studies to work. Since he was the
only male child, the family counted on his contributions. The father retired
and receives minimum pension.
The parents of the victim were insured by Tirso through the firm where he
worked. This insurance covered medical expenses, but they were no longer
insured once the victim died.
The day of the facts she was called to the hospital where her son was, and
when she arrived, he was unconscious. She spent nine days next to her son
at the hospital, caring for him in his agony. After his death, she began to
investigate the identity of the agent who had shot him, but they only told her
his surname. She had to take medicine because she suffered insomnia.
Every time she sees motorized people, she remembers her son. Her only
hope is that those responsible are punished.
23.
Carmen Rufina Cabriles, the mother of Héctor José Lugo Cabriles.
Héctor José Lugo Cabriles died at the age of twenty-seven. He was a mason,
single, and had a daughter whom he had not acknowledged. He contributed
income on a weekly basis to pay for his siblings’ studies since he was
nineteen, and he contributed to household expenses. At the time of the
event he earned minimum wage.
The family covered expenses in connection with the vigil. COFAVIC covered
expenses in the search for justice.
She heard the news of her son’s death through a friend. She went to identify
her son at the morgue, among many other bodies piled up there. Since the
victim died, the brothers have had to stop studying and have had to work.
Two years after her son’s death, the witness had to leave her job because she
became ill. She still has expenses for medicine, but has not received
psychological treatment due to the limited financial resources of the family.
She has lost the will to live and has only remained alive because of her other
small children. She suffers insomnia and depression. She only hopes for
justice to be served.
24.
Rosa Julia Aldana Bastidas, a sister of Benito del Carmen Aldana
Bastidas.
Benito del Carmen Aldana Bastidas died at age 46. He was taken to the
morgue on March 1, but his remains were never delivered to his next of kin.
He worked in the security area of a firm. He was single and had three
acknowledged daughters, Mayerling Margarita, Celeste Senaid and Jilka
Josefina, all of them Aldana. He helped his mother financially with household
expenses and medicine, and also his daughters, to whom he provided their
main support, on a weekly basis. At the time of the event he earned