The mother of Fernando Baez Sosa assured this Monday that her life and that of her husband are “an ordeal”who wants justice for his son and who hopes to be strong to face the trial that begins today against the rugby players accused of beating him to death at the door of a nightclub in the resort town of Villa Gesell in January 2020.
“My son is locked in a coffin and that’s like a life sentence”added Maria Graciela Sosamother of the 18-year-old, after requesting the maximum penalty for the eight defendants.
“I hope to be strong. I want justice for Fernando”said the woman, who along with her husband, Silvino Báez, walked into the Courts of Dolores, where the first hearing for the crime of her son will take place.
“Our life is an ordeal. Getting up and not being with Fer is no longer life”assured María Graciela, while maintaining that she waited three years for the moment to be in front of those accused of the murder of her son and that she wants to know “Why did they do it”.
“I would like to know why they did it. I only know that my heart is broken, it is like a bleeding wound that has no cure. I wish I could calm this great pain that we have”he expressed.
When asked if she expects the defendants to apologize, she was blunt: “I don’t think they will, they are very cowardly, like when they attacked my son. I don’t need to be asked”.
For his part, Silvino said that they are not going to speak to the defendants, since, “for that, there is justice” and announced that they will try to be present during all the oral debate hearings, if their health allows them.
“Let’s hope that justice gives them what they deserve, which is life imprisonment, and that they serve as they should. Not that they have good behavior and within a year they give them privileges. My son needs justice to be able to rest and that we have a little peace in our soul. We want perpetual”Fernando’s mother closed.
María Graciela and Silvino walked the 200 meters together from the hotel where they are staying to the Hearing Management office, at the headquarters of the Judiciary in Dolores, where they were notified as witnesses in the trial, since both will testify today.
Minutes later, Fernando’s parents moved to the Appeals Chamber, where the oral trial will take place.
