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Victim's Father Denounces 'Discounts' on Reparation for Damages
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Victim's Father Denounces 'Discounts' on Reparation for Damages

From El Universal · (2d ago) Spanish Critical tone

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • The father of a feminicide victim in Torreón, Mexico, alleges illegal deductions from the court-ordered reparation of damages by the State Commission for Victim Assistance (CEAV).
  • The victim's family is entitled to 1.5 million pesos, but CEAV allegedly seeks to offset this with government aid provided to the victim's orphaned child.
  • The father claims this is an unlawful attempt to reduce the reparation payment and has faced threats for pursuing the full amount.

Torreón, Coahuila — A father's fight for justice has taken a distressing turn as Gerardo Rodríguez Pérez, whose daughter Nailea Abigail Rodríguez Estrada was a victim of feminicide in 2018, has come forward to denounce what he describes as "illegal discounts" by the State Commission for Victim Assistance (CEAV) in Coahuila. The court mandated a reparation payment of 1.5 million pesos for the heinous crime, a sum that the aggressor, a minor at the time of the offense, was unable to pay. Now, CEAV's alleged attempt to offset this court-ordered reparation with government aid already provided to the victim's orphaned son has ignited a fierce battle for rightful compensation.

Los apoyos son por ley para los huérfanos, y la reparación del daño es [el] pago por lo que le hicieron a mi hija

— Gerardo Rodríguez PérezThe victim's father explained that government aid for orphans is legally mandated and separate from the reparation payment for his daughter's murder.

Mr. Rodríguez Pérez argues vehemently that the government support, such as scholarships and monthly stipends, provided to his orphaned grandson is legally mandated for the child's welfare and is entirely separate from the reparation owed for the brutal murder of his daughter. He asserts that the reparation payment is a direct consequence of the crime committed against Nailea Abigail, and any attempt to conflate it with aid for the surviving child is a deliberate maneuver to circumvent the full payment. This stance highlights a critical distinction between state-provided support for victims' families and the punitive reparations ordered by the judiciary.

Me dijeron que ya no le moviera al tema de la reparación del daño si no quería afectar a mi nieto. Que así lo dejara y que era el único recado que tenía

— Gerardo Rodríguez PérezThe victim's father recounted a telephonic threat he received, warning him to drop the reparation claim to avoid harming his grandson.

Adding a chilling layer to this struggle, Mr. Rodríguez Pérez claims that his pursuit of the complete reparation payment has led to retaliatory actions. He reports that the Prosecutor's Office for Children, Girls, and Families (Pronnif) is seeking to remove him as the guardian of his grandson, and he has received a direct telephonic threat warning him to drop the matter or face consequences for his grandson. Despite these grave challenges and threats, Mr. Rodríguez Pérez remains resolute, demanding that CEAV fulfill the court's sentence in its entirety and cease the alleged harassment, emphasizing that the reparation for his daughter and the support for his grandson are distinct and must be honored separately.

Sólo quiero que la CEAV cumpla con la sentencia que dictó el juez y que estén de acuerdo que la reparación para mi hija es una y los apoyos que se lograron para mi nieto son aparte

— Gerardo Rodríguez PérezHe reiterated his demand for CEAV to comply with the judge's sentence, recognizing the reparation for his daughter and the support for his grandson as separate matters.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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