Graciela Sosa and Silvino Báez: “It is very painful to see Fernando’s blood everywhere”

Graciela Sosa and Silvino Báez, mother and father of Fernando Báez Sosa, spoke after concluding the eighth day for the trial that takes place in the Oral Criminal Court 1 of Dolores. “It’s very painful to see my son’s blood everywhere. You can see that they attacked him anyway, destroyed my son’s whole body. Last night I had a difficult night because I can’t get the word ‘expired’ out of my mind. Also when they said they would celebrate with wines and flowers. It is a very strong pain to hear all that. But here I am strong thanks to all of you who come to accompany me and I know that you will be until the last moment. This cannot be left without justice. Because they have killed, they have murdered an innocent man who just wanted to go out and have fun with his friends, with his girlfriend,” the woman told reporters. In his words, Silvino spoke of the images that were shown at the hearing, which according to his lawyer Fernando Burlando are “irrefutable” regarding the homicide. “I had to see my son’s clothes, the shirt, see all the blood that is all stained on the clothes of the accused. It always hurts a lot to see that. We have Fernando very present, in every audience he is with us. To see the blood stain from so much blow they gave him is very hard,” he lamented. Next week some relatives of the eight accused rugbiers are expected to testify: Máximo Thomsen, Ciro Pertossi, Enzo Comelli, Matías Benicelli, Blas Cinalli, Lucas Pertossi, Ayrton Viollaz and Luciano Pertossi. Given this, Silvino confirmed that they will present themselves.” Obviously we are going to be. That’s what we came for, that’s what we’re here for. We are very strong. All the people of Dolores and those who are close to us support us. We nurtured a lot of that to move forward. It’s not easy for us to see them show you how they kicked him, in what place. He’s our son, he’s a piece of our,” he said. Meanwhile, Silvino ruled out the possibility of the defendants testifying and that in any case “the evidence is already there.” “It’s been three years and they never talked. Whether they speak now or tomorrow is not going to change anything. The evidence is already there. Everything we say is referred to in evidence. We don’t expect anything. We just waited for my son’s return and he never came back. I am not spiteful nor do I want revenge. I hope that one day we can chat. For me it is not necessary. With the pain we carry with us every day, it’s going to be a bigger pain. I’d rather avoid that for now,” he said. As previously expressed, Graciela and Silvino will carry out a solidarity collection of non-perishable food and school supplies and an intrareligious prayer on January 18, in commemoration of the three years of the crime. “He is giving us that strength to stand,” they concluded.

Original source in Spanish