Two women have died after falling into an open sewer. (Photos: Twitter/@tavojeda5)

There Executive Commission for Attention to Victims of Mexico City (CEAVI) indicated that the biological father young women who died by falling into a colander without a lid on their way to a concert at the Palacio de los Deportes, enjoys full rights to be part of the reparations agreement as he is considered an indirect victim, despite the statements of the mother of the victims that he assured to have abandoned them 15 years ago.

“The (biological) father and his lawyer appeared before the Iztacalco Public Prosecutor’s Office, which recognized his status as an indirect victim by proving his filial relationship, exhibiting evidence of recent bank transfers and photographs which also show recent coexistence . Therefore, he enjoys all rights as a father, regardless of his condition of legal separation from his former partner, “replied the CEAVI A GlobeLiveMedia Mexico.

On February 15, 2023, the spokesperson for the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX), Ulises Lara, reported a reparations agreement with the biological father of the victims: “resulting from the channeling carried out by the Public minister exhaust the Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanismrequested by the father of the direct victims, a session was held with the legal representatives of the Mexico City Water Systemin which an immediately enforceable reparation agreement has been signed, the injured party has been satisfied, and its execution has been approved.

There FGJCDMX ask the CEAVI the recognition of the deceased as direct victims, as well as their nuclear family – biological mother and father – as indirect victims, and the subsequent registration of the said persons in the National Register of Victims. However, María Elvira Canchola, mother of Sofia there Emerald, He accuses that this reparation agreement was made with the father of his daughters who abandoned them more than 15 years ago and who, he assured, is filing a complaint for breach of alimony.

In interview with GlobeLiveMedia Mexico, Teofilo Benitezlady’s lawyer canchola, He assured that no authority in Mexico has contacted his client to reach a reparation agreement, let alone to be added as a direct victim, as reported by the prosecution.

He pointed out that his client sees that the reparations agreement between the father and the authorities was reached in a “painful and pitiful” way for his client, as she insists on finding those responsible for the deaths of her daughters since the year last. He pointed out that the Victims Commission did not want to recognize her as an indirect victim, while the father, who lives in Guanajuatowas recognized immediately.

GlobeLiveMedia Mexico He approached CEAVI in view of public statements by the mother of the 23- and 16-year-old girls, denying that they had not had an appointment with Ms Canchola.

“From the first moments after the unfortunate event, in the company of the DIF, the area of ​​attention to victims of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Defense lawyer for minorsCEAVI staff met Mrs. María Elvira Canchola at least 8 times: at the funeral, at her home and at the CEAVI headquarters,” the capital’s agency said.

There Executive Board explained that the legal proceedings continue their course despite the public expressions of Ms. Canchola and clarified that, with Ms. Maria Elvira Canchola Communication “was interrupted and hampered by the criteria of the office that legally represents her, despite multiple attempts to resume meetings. As soon as the will of the office and/or the mother is favourable, the endowment of aid awaiting delivery to the affected family nucleus will be resumed.

On Thursday, November 10, 2022, as they strolled down the sidewalk of Avenida Rio Piedad Viaductin the town hall iztacalco, east of CDMX, and due to lack of street lighting, one of the sisters fell into the drain about 3 meters high, hit her head and got stuck. While trying to save her, her sister entered the sewers, but the lack of oxygen and methane killed the young women. According to the first versions, a person, who was probably their father-in-law, tried to rescue them without success.

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