51 any further allegations in this respect, nor submitted any evidence showing, at the very least, that Mr. Gomez-Mayo suffered any pecuniary or non pecuniary damage, while he was alive, due to the forced disappearance of the victim and to the other facts of the instant case. 121. The distribution of reparations among the next of kin of Mr. Santiago GómezPalomino, for the pecuniary and non pecuniary damage inflicted upon the latter shall be carried out as follows: a) thirty percent (30%) of the compensation shall be paid to the victim’s mother, Mrs. Victoria Margarita Palomino-Buitrón, and b) seventy percent (70%) of the compensation shall be given to the victim’s daughter, Ana María Gómez-Guevara. 122. As regards the compensation to be paid to Mercedes Palomino-Buitrón, the late sister of Mr. Gómez-Palomino, the Court has no information on whether she had any children. Therefore, the Court decides that in case Mrs. Mercedes PalominoBuitrón had had children, the compensation that should have been paid to her, should be given to each of her children, in equal shares, provided their parentage is shown through satisfactory evidence of identity or through the statement of the mother or any of the siblings of Mr. Gómez-Palomino. But in case Mercedes Palomino-Buitrón has had no issue, the compensation inuring to her should be fully given to her mother, Mrs. Victoria Margarita Palomino-Buitrón. 123. If any of the beneficiaries, to whom compensation is due in their capacity as victims, dies before receiving the corresponding compensation, the amount of said compensation will be distributed according to the applicable domestic law. A) PECUNIARY DAMAGE 124. The Court shall herein address the pecuniary damage, which implies the loss of, or detriment to, the income of the victim, and the expenses incurred by the next of kin due to the events in the instant case,78 for which the Court fixes a compensatory amount seeking to redress the financial consequences of the violations that were determined in the instant Judgment. In order to make a decision as to the pecuniary damage the Court shall take into account the body of evidence, its own precedents and the arguments submitted by the parties. a) Loss of Income 125. This Court finds that sufficient evidence has been submitted showing that, at the time of the events forming the subject matter of the instant case, Mr. Santiago Gómez-Palomino was 27 years old, he held a high school degree and was working as a cook and, on occasion, as a gardener (supra para. 54(8)). In the light of the aforementioned, the Court deems it reasonable to assume that Mr. Santiago 78 Cf. Case of Raxcacó-Reyes, supra note 4, para. 129; Case of Gutierrez-Soler, supra note 4, para. 74, and Case Acosta-Calderón, supra note 9, para. 157.