This is how Fernando Báez Sosa is honored in Villa Gesell three years after the crime

With a wooden sign with the name of Fernando Báez Sosa covered with stamps, flowers, rosaries and letters, it is the postcard of the place where Three years ago, the young law student was beaten to death by a group of eight rugby players who is now being tried for the murder. Look how they paid tributes on the third anniversary of the young man’s death.

Early in the day, in Villa Gesell, Several people came to the sanctuary that spontaneously took shape at the foot of a tree located in front of the “Le Brique” nightclub. On Avenida 3, between Calle 102 and Avenida Buenos Aires, they gathered to honor Fernando at the place where he was murdered exactly three years ago.

This followingnoon, the parents of Fernando Báez Sosa, andThey will lead an interreligious ceremony and a solidarity collection on the three-year anniversary of the crime of the law student in Dolores. However, the streets of Villa Gesell (more than 162 kilometers from Dolores) were flooded with messages and religious offerings in support of the family of the murdered young man.

Neighbors set up a sanctuary in the place where Fernando Báez Sosa was murdered. Photo Telam.

“This is where they killed him? We didn’t know, look at you… right, I remember from the videos that it was here»said Martín, a young man from the city of San Nicolás who traveled to Villa Gesell with friends to spend their vacations, according to the Télam news agency.

The young people agreed that the crime “was something terrible” and that the eight defendants “They all have to be imprisoned for what they did”. Arriving in Villa Gesell three days ago, they assured that there are a lot of police on the streets and that there are controls on the entrance to the beaches.

“Our old people told us not to fight, that it is preferable to be a shithead than to have problems,” another member of the group told the news agency.

Another of the people who approached the sanctuary very early was Miguel, a municipal worker who parked his truck and got out to light a candle and say a prayer in memory of Fernando.

The sanctuary has stamps, letters and rosaries. Photo Courtesy.

«I pass here every morning. I always feel a lot of pain, I have children the same age as Fernandosaid the man.

The tree where people place their offerings It is covered with flowers, rosaries, stamps, messages of encouragement for Silvino and Graciela, parents of the murdered young man, and demands for Justice.

«We hug Graciela and Silvino and ask for Justice for Fernando. From Tupungato, Mendoza” and “Justice is perpetual. Rest in peace«, are some of the messages that are read in the place.

Soledad, a neighbor of Villa Gesell, assured that she feels “immense pain for the mother” of the murdered young man, Graciela Sosa, and that she hopes that the eight defendants will be given life imprisonment.

“3 years without Fer: Justice is perpetual”, the message that accompanies the expressions of affection from the residents of Gesell. Photo Courtesy.

While Claudia, another neighbor in the area, He said that tonight at 8:00 p.m. he will be present to say a prayer in memory of Fernando, in an act that will be led by the Bishop of Mar del Plata, Monsignor Gabriel Mestre, who was parish priest of Villa Gesell at the time of the crime.

Gastón was another of the vacationers who, around 7 in the morning, went to the sanctuary and left a picture of the Virgin of Luján: “It is very strong to be here. I come in support of the parents because they do not seek revenge but Justice»said.

The place was the scene of some masses and messages from religious leaders in support of the family of Fernando Báez Sosa. Photo Courtesy.

Finally, in a nearby nightclub, Alejandro Muñoz, who was head of security of “Le Brique” in 2020, assured Télam that the night of Villa Gesell changed a lot since Fernando’s crime.

“Young people are much calmer and there is more security on the streets. Fernando’s crime changed everything»he assured, noting that “Le Brique” closed shortly following the murder “out of respect for Fernando’s family.”

The front of the nightclub “Le Brique” was another of the scenes intervened in homage to Fernando Báez Sosa. Photo Courtesy.

Regarding his statement in the context of the trial in the courts of Dolores, Muñoz assured that he felt “a release of three years”, since “he had everything here”he said pointing to his head.


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