The hearing is scheduled to take place on July 21 at 9:30 am, since the defendant did not appear at the Palace of Justice in Puerto Ordaz this Thursday.
scoop file | The defendant remains in custody at the Cicpc headquarters in San Félix
The opening trial of a father who allegedly abused his one-year-old daughter -five months ago- was postponed for the third time this Thursday, because the accused was not transferred to the Palace of Justice in Puerto Ordaz; leaving the next appointment for the 21st of this month at 9:30 am
The mother of the baby declared that this Thursday she and her defense were present at 11:00 am in court; but following an hour of waiting they were notified that the hearing would be postponed because the girl’s father would not be transferred from the Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations Corps (Cicpc) -where he is being held- to the Palace of Justice.
“I understand that the defendant’s lawyer made the ticket for his transfer, but I don’t know what happened. I don’t know why they didn’t upload it,” said the little girl’s parent, adding that they did not give her more details regarding the irregularities contemplated in the judicial process.
opening of the trial
The first time that the father of the baby offered his statements was on February 23 when he appeared before the Palace of Justice. The victim’s defense explained that the status of the case is in the trial phase.
According to what was declared by the girl’s mother, since the judicial process once morest her ex-partner began, irregularities have arisen on both sides, but especially on hers. She transpired that during the first meeting with the courts, her lawyer would have revoked the prosecutor before the judge, because he allegedly did not complete the pertinent investigations in favor of the one-year-old victim.
“We are waiting for justice to be done, because there are irregularities in all the processes. The defendant’s statements are even confusing”, to which the girl’s mother added that “he as a father does not even defend himself”.
Aftermath
Before the mother detected the abuse, the minor cried at night, woke up startled, had even generated a defense mechanism “she pinched me and looked in a bad mood,” revealed the parent, who regretted that her daughter was living a dark moment and she didn’t know it.
The baby is currently being cared for by a psychologist who has progressively been “doing a good job.” The girl has stopped crying like before and now sleeps more peacefully.
The mother of the one-year-old baby asks that justice be done and that the case not go unpunished. “I am going to the facts. because the abuse happened, and not once, but several times; And the forensics confirmed it. No one sees my pain, this has been a nightmare for me, ”she concluded.