118 the specific situation of Myrna Mack Chang, in which case the amount for this item adds up to US$561,384.64 (five hundred sixty-one thousand three hundred eighty-four United States dollars and sixty-four cents); d) as a consequence of the violations to the Convention found in this case, there were additional economic losses, including personal expenses and costs resulting from the search for justice. Expenses in connection with medical or psychological treatment required due to the damage caused to the next of kin are also included: the expenses owed to Yam Mack Choy, father of the victim, amount to US$16,442.30 (sixteen thousand four hundred and forty-two United States dollars and thirty cents) and the expenses owed to Lucrecia Hernández Mack, daughter of the victim, amount to US$7,692.30 (seven thousand six hundred and ninety-two United States dollars and thirty cents); and e) with respect to the sister of the victim, Helen Mack Chang, she left her job to undertake the search for justice, which changed all her life to struggle against the continuous injustice by the State, and they asked the Court to set an amount in fairness to compensate for her violated rights and the attendant drastic change in her life plan. Pleadings of the State 249. The State did not refer specifically to the pecuniary damage. Considerations of the Court 250. The Court will now establish the material damage, which includes loss or reduction of the income of the victim and expenses incurred by the next of kin of the victim due to the facts,280 for which it will determine a compensation that seeks to redress the patrimonial consequences of the violations found in the instant Judgment. For this, it will take into account the evidence gathered in this case, the case law of the Court itself, and the pleadings of the representatives of the next of kin of the victim, of the Commission and of the State. a) Lost earnings 251. The Commission and the representatives of the next of kin of the victim requested compensation for the lost earnings of Myrna Mack Chang. Specifically, said representatives requested that the Court adopt as a basis the average of what the victim earned at the time of the facts, what the director of AVANCSO earns today, the salary earned by persons with similar academic credentials to those of the victim, the salary increase of the victim over time, the rising cost of living, inflation in Guatemala, and life expectancy, among others. 252. With respect to the lost earnings of Myrna Mack Chang, the Court, in fairness, sets the amount at US$235,000.00 (two hundred and thirty-five thousand United States dollars) for this item. Said amount must be given to the daughter of the victim, Lucrecia Hernández Mack. 280 Cf. Juan Humberto Sánchez Case, supra note 9, para. 162; Trujillo Oroza Case. Reparations, supra note 277, para. 65; and Bámaca Velásquez Case. Reparations, supra note 277, para. 43.

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