“This death should not have happened,” says Olga Diná Lloverías; coercion of Da Vinci employees postponed until this Wednesday

Santiago.- Judge Yaritza Cabral, of the Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of Santiago, postponed until this Wednesday, at 9:00 in the morning, the coercion measure hearing against four employees of the Leonardo Da Vinci Institute, linked to the drowning death of the student Stephora Anne-Mircie Joseph, 11 years old, which occurred on November 14 during a school excursion in Gurabo. The postponement was requested by the parties in order to deposit additional documents, present attachments, and further analyze the case file, according to reports from the Public Ministry and the lawyers in the case.

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Magistrate Olga Diná Llaverías, head of the National Directorate for Children, Adolescents and Family (DINNAF), stated that the Public Ministry is seeking an exemplary sanction: “This death should not have happened. We seek justice and that those responsible for this involuntary manslaughter receive a responsible and forceful sanction.” He explained that the accused are provisionally facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligence, based on articles 351, paragraph II, and 359 of the Penal Code, as well as article 14 of Law 136-03. Furthermore, he emphasized that the investigation remains open and new charges could arise. The hearing will continue this Wednesday at the Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of Santiago.