An antecedent of sexual abuse denounced since January of this year and without progress significant in justice, it is emerging as The root of the violent aggression with a knife occurred this Wednesday at a school in the cross -country municipality of Cotoca, where a 16 -year -old teenager stabbed his relative and at the same time companion during the mathematics class.
The family of the minor investigated by the attack, denounced that the young woman drags a history of abuse from the age of eight by a 66 -year -old uncle and that the State did not activate the necessary protection measures.
“This process was denounced in January, but until now it was not even held the witness hearing. All they did was a preliminary psychological interview with the victim. Neither the Ombudsman nor the Public Ministry nor the Judicial authority have taken due care to protect the minor”, Said a relative in contact with the duty.
According to the child’s lawyer, the precautionary hearing scheduled for September 16 against the alleged aggressor – a 66 -year -old man accused of sexual abuse – It was suspended due to the absence of the prosecutor assigned to the case and of the accused himself, who alleged health problems.
“Judge Orlando Rojas did not reschedu clear sample of retardation of justice. All this is a consequence of the inaction of the authorities, ”said the lawyer to El duty.
The lawyer explained that so much The aggressor as the stabbing victim are premiumsboth 16 years old, and that the violent act recorded at the school would have been detonated after a discussion linked precisely with the judicial process against the defendant family.
“The teenager who is under investigation today reacted to his cousin’s claim, that questioned why he denounced the aggressor, his uncle grandfather. It was at that moment that, in the midst of emotional tension, He took out a school style and wounded her”He explained.
The lawyer insisted that her defendant did not receive adequate psychological attention or timely protection measures: “The psychological interview was heartbreaking. The minor cried and recounted repeated episodes of abuse, but despite that, the Public Ministry did not quote witnesses, did not advance in expertise or guaranteed a timely process. This is a direct result of state lack of protection. ”
The victim of the stabbing remains hospitalized in the Municipal Hospital of Cotoca, where it was reported that it is stable, with wounds in the neck, arm and head. Police continues to take statements to students, teachers and relatives to clarify the circumstances of the fact.
The case has generated strong outrage in the educational community of Cotoca and in the relatives of the two minors involved.
