Maicol Alexander Morla, 26, died from a stab wound that a 13-year-old teenager with whom he lived. His parents, Mayra Morla and José Manuel Abad, recognized that both lived in his house for six months, shortly after the minor arrived from San Juan, her native province. She came to live with her stepfather, after the death of her mother. This, whose name has not been released, is a relative of the Morla family.
Although at first they did not agree with this situation, the parents of the murdered man accepted. Mayra Morla and José Manuel Abad revealed that between their son and the teenager there were frequent incidents that ended in violent episodesyes On the circumstances in which his son was killed They asked the authorities to deepen the investigations because they affirm that a brother of the teenager, whom they identify as José, at least 27 years old, was involved in the event.
The parents of Maicol Alexander Morla narrated that for unknown reasons, after 9:00 at night, Maicol and José argued in the backyard of the residence where they all live. The minor intervened and, after a struggle between the three, she fled with her brother, leaving her son injured.
They pointed out that both the teenager and José, who was visiting from San Juan, had some packages ready as if they were planning to leave. The minor is under the control of the authorities to whom she was handed over over the weekend in San Juan by relatives.
Follow the early unions
A man who pretends to a minor commits a crime, he recalled yesterday Soraya Larapresident of Board of Help for Cases of Battered Women (Pacam)who also pointed out that the “relationship” is typified as abuse because it is asymmetric.
“There is an imbalance of power, not only the disparity in age, but in physical, psychological, and sexual maturity”expressed the psychologist consulted about the case in San Cristóbal in which a 13-year-old girl would have killed Maicol Alexander Morla, 26, with whom she lived.
Lara, a family therapist, pointed out that the act could be considered as a defense for the types of abuse to which the girl said she had been subjected. The teenager would have explained that he would kill her and that she defended herself against her.
Lara lamented that these relationships continue to be frequent and highlighted that the challenge is to implement public policies until the early unions are not normalized in society. For it, Soraya Lara He indicated that a cultural and political change should be aspired to. “It is to achieve the effective articulation of public policies. In our society there is a tendency to blame the minor and the family, the responsibility of men is neglected who voluntarily and conscientiously insist on maintaining relationships with minors with the intention of possessing them for sexual gratification”.
