The family from former baseball prospect Ishmael Urena Pérez commemorated this Sunday what would have been his 15th birthday in an event full of pain and indignationcarried out in the home where he lived located in the municipal district of San Luis, Santo Domingo Este of the Santo Domingo province.
In the midst of black and white balloons, candles, photographs of when he played baseball and his sports equipment on an empty chair, they complained about the lack of justice in the case and cried out for it.
“What I ask is justice because nothing has been done yet,” the child’s mother, Iris Pérez, said through tears. “Today my child has his birthday and they have left us heartbroken,” said the mother.
His brotherhelplessly, reiterated the frustration of the family. “On a day like today my brotherand today he is dead. Nobody gives us an answer for anything. It seems that what they wanted was money. The one who killed him is very well at home with his academy open, and we are here crying, without justice“.
A case without answers and a cry for sanctions
Ishmael Urena He died five months ago after receiving an injection of steroids veterinarians supposedly administered by the trainer Yordy Cabrera with the intention of improving their physical performance. However, the substance caused irreversible damage to several organs.
Despite the complaints and the demand for sanctions in the baseball prospect contract law, the family states that the authorities They have ignored the case.
Threats and fear in the family
Since the young man’s death, relatives have denounced threats from Yordy Cabrerawho continues to operate his baseball academy.
“They have threatened to set fire to our home, break our vehicles and attack us with bats,” said Inoel. Urenafather of the minor.
The Family Without Violence Foundation (Funfasinvi) and the family have reiterated their request for intervention to President Luis Abinader and Attorney General Miriam Germán Brito to guarantee a investigation transparent and sanctions copies against those responsible.
Meanwhile, in an environment of mourning and heartbreakthe family of Ishmael Urena reiterates its willingness to go to the final consequences so that the case does not go unpunished.
He lawyer of the family Russel Aracena, representative of the foundation, pointed out that he will not rest by doing all the errands procedural so that there is justice in the case.
