65
ii)
we was a blue-collar worker and contributed to household
expenses on a weekly basis;134 and
iii)
he was single. His parents are Rosa Jacinta Castro and Pedro
Romero Echerri. His siblings are Oscar Alfredo and Maritza Isabel,
both of them Romero Castro.135
66.46. Roberto Segundo Valbuena Borjas
i)
he was born on June 20, 1966 and died on March 1, 1989 at
the age of twenty-two due to “internal hemorrhage caused by a
thoracic-abdominal firearm wound.” The next of kin were never
informed by the authorities of the whereabouts of the corpse, which
has not yet been delivered to them;136
ii)
he was a machine operator. He contributed to household
economic needs on a weekly basis;137 and
iii)
he was single.
His parents are Rubí Borjas and Roberto
Valvuena. Since he was sixteen he lived with his aunt Judith Borjas.138
66.47. Elsa Teotiste Ramírez Caminero
i)
she was born on November 21, 1948 and died at the age of
forty, on February 28, 1989. Her sister recognized the victim in a
photograph. The authorities never informed the next of kin of the
whereabouts of the victim, and her remains were never delivered to
them;139
134
Cf. testimony of Maritza Romero rendered on March 27, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of
Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
135
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Fidel Orlando Romero Castro issued on April 16, 1999 by the
Prefect of Baruta Autonomous Municipality of the State of Miranda; copy of the birth certificate of Maritza
Isabel Romero Castro issued on July 31, 2002 by the Prefect of Baruta Municipality of the State of
Miranda; copy of the birth certificate of Oscar Alfredo Romero Castro issued on July 1, 2002 by the Prefect
of Baruta Municipality of the State of Miranda; and testimony of Maritza Romero rendered on March 27,
2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
136
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Roberto Segundo Valbuena Borjas issued on October 8, 1985
by the Prefect of Cabimas Municipality, Bolívar District of the State of Zulia; autopsy record No. 51.294
prepared by the Forensic Medicine Division of the Technical Corps of the Judiciary Police; and testimony of
Judith Borjas rendered on March 27, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the
Federal District.
137
Cf. photocopy of the identification card of Roberto Segundo Valbuena Borjas issued by
“Carraraven C.A.” on September 15, 1988; and testimony of Judith Borjas rendered on March 27, 2002 at
the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
138
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Roberto Segundo Valbuena Borjas issued on October 8, 1985
by the Prefect of Cabimas Municipality, Bolívar District of the State of Zulia; and testimony of Judith
Borjas rendered on March 27, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal
District.
139
Cf. testimony of Ybelice Altagracia Ramírez rendered on March 27, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public
of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.