28 39. Gregoria Matilde Castillo, a victim. Gregoria Matilde Castillo was born on February 25, 1969 and was wounded in the left leg on March 1, 1989, when she was twenty-seven years old. Her leg was amputated at the hospital, and since then she has worn a prosthesis. She worked at a factory as a purse assembler, and she was studying to be a secretary. At the time of the event she earned minimum wage. She was single and had no children. She helped support the family. She had younger brothers who studied. At the time of the facts, the mother of the victim stopped working to take care of her, so both of their incomes were lost. Due to this, one of the younger brothers had to leave school. Currently she is married, has two children and continues to contribute income to the family, though less than before. She has had expenses for medicine, crutches, and continues to look for an appropriate prosthesis. Social security only paid her for a year after the event, due to which she had to leave her job. Social security services were limited to certain medicine and to medical/hospital service. Since then, her father covered all expenses in connection with her treatment. COFAVIC has covered all expenses regarding the search for justice. Since the facts, the witness cannot sleep with the lights off. It took two years for her to find a job, and she feels guilty because her younger brother had to leave school. She suffers insomnia, depression, and feels disturbed at night. She cannot see gatherings of people or a soldier on the street without getting nervous. She wanted to study biology at the university. She has received no psychological treatment because she cannot pay for it. More than anything else, she hopes that justice be served after thirteen years. 40. Noraima Sosa Ríos, a victim. Noraima Sosa Ríos was born on April 4, 1954, and she was wounded in the right leg on February 28, 1989, at the age of 34, when she was inside her house. This leg was amputated at the hospital. She was single and had a son, who died in 1990. She worked as a secretary and contributed to household expenses on a monthly basis. At the time of the event she earned minimum wage. COFAVIC has covered the costs involved in seeking justice. After the event she had to buy two prostheses, one of which cost 50,000.00 Bs. (fifty thousand bolívares) and the other 1,560,000.00 Bs. (one million five hundred and sixty thousand bolívares). She has also had to cover the cost of medicine for rehabilitation. Furthermore, her left arm was disabled due to a vaccine applied because of the wounds, a disability that has been treated with therapy. However, the damage to the leg and arm is irreversible. She constantly has to spend on bandages, and now she has to buy a valve for her prosthesis. She has covered all expenses in connection with her treatment, but she cannot specify the exact amount spent. The victim has also received psychological treatment because she suffered insomnia, and due to this she had to take medication. She continues to feel great anguish and suffers depression. She even has difficulty being alone