15 because once [the witness] was no longer there, he would have had to guide his siblings,” and this possibility no longer exists. He recognizes that although no financial resource will bring his son back to life, an indemnity “will help to provide some relief for what has happened to [him].” He did not resort to the State institutions, because of his illness and his fear due to threats he had received. b) Testimony of Blanca Esperanza Ayala de la Cruz, mother of Julián Salomón Gómez Ayala She is married to Petronilo Gómez Chávez, has seven children and lives in Samayach, Guatemala. The victim had completed sixth year and his obligatory military service and he worked as a mechanic. He had a companion named Bertha Violeta Flores Gómez and a son called Julio Salomón Gómez Flores and they lived in Guatemala City. The victim had an affectionate relationship with his other siblings and the household was very close. He visited the family every month or two and provided them with financial support of Q1,200.00 (one thousand two hundred quetzales) when he was able. When she found out that her son had been abducted, they looked for him unsuccessfully for about 16 days, without any help from the judicial authorities; the day after they suspended the search, she head on the radio that her son was dead and that he had been buried in a cemetery. They were able to exhume him in order to bury him in Samayach. They could hold a funeral, owing to the help of a neighbor who loaned them Q7,000.00 (seven thousand quetzales), because the family did not have enough money. The victim’s companion began to work to support herself and her son, so that he could study. She and her son went to live with the witness so that she did not have to pay rent and the witness helped her financially. The victim’s son was three years of age when he died and continues to ask about his father and why he was assassinated. His life would have been different if his father had lived with him. The most difficult aspect is “the sadness [because] the other children do not fill this empty space.” Her husband has been ill since the death of his son, because he has had no peace and because the victim was the oldest son; he is receiving medical treatment. Moreover, he has not accepted fully that his son is dead. When anyone speaks of his son he becomes sad and cries. She has not been summoned to testify before a Guatemalan court and has not received any financial assistance from the State. She was afraid for her safety as a result of these events, but now she is tranquil to be before the Court and wants “something to be done so that the same does not happened to others; otherwise, unjust acts will continue.” c) Testimony of Ingrid Elizabeth Gómez Ayala, sister of Julián Salomón Gómez Ayala She lives in Samayach, Guatemala.