NATIONAL NEWS

20/08/2011 20:53

THE ACID ATTACK THAT CHANGED HER LIFE DEISY.

This was Deisy Natalia Gonzalez after being sprayed with sulfuric acid.

The victim's mother denied that the reason for the attack was a passionate vengeance.

Deisy Natalia Gonzalez lived to graduate accountant. His dream is further away from a man on a bicycle threw sulfuric acid on her face.

His fellow sixth semester at the School of Accountancy Colombiana de Carreras Industriales (ECCI) a miss, because with the passage of time had won the affection of all with the overwhelming joy that characterizes it.

Laverde Gonzalez Nubia, his mother still does not understand what happened to her daughter. "Why savaged her? We are shattered," he confessed, in tears.

The incident occurred last Monday at 6:30 in the morning when I walked by Deisy microfútbol the district court's Paradise (Kennedy) in the direction of their work.

The mother denied that the attacks were a passionate vengeance. In fact, she has no boyfriend from college two years ago. However, the police, apparently, they could try a revenge type of passion. For now, the man who committed the reprehensible act is sought.

Thursday Deisy underwent surgery at the Hospital Simón Bolívar. It is also clean out his wounds.

"The patient suffered burns of second and third grades at the cheekbones, neck and chest. She was hospitalized and unfortunately will have consequences for life by the severity of the injury. It is stable, but no risk of burns from becoming infected" said Carlos Hernandez, assistant scientist at that institution.

Nubia asked the authorities that the perpetrator is caught soon. "She said she wanted to buy a cart to go to college," said the lady.

Other victims of sulfuric acid
In January 2008, Olga Lucia Galindo, 19, was sprayed with muriatic acid and gasoline Ernesto Vasquez, 54, who had an affair with her. Vasquez, even set fire to Olga Lucia.

In September 2008, Dagoberto Rodriguez, 23, sent with sulfuric acid to burn his ex-girlfriend of 14 years. The ceremony was performed by a 12-year-old Rodriguez was paid $ 3,000.

In June 2010 an unknown person threw sulfuric acid Núñez María Fernanda Gutiérrez, Norte de Santander candidate of the National Beauty Pageant in Cartagena.

 

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PRESIDENT SANTOS ANNOUNCES ROLL IN HEALTH

 

At the end of a meeting with health unions on Friday in the Presidential Palace, the Head of State confirmed that the country will benefit a regime of universal, equitable and comprehensive health system.

 


Juan Manuel Santos President announced that the Financial Supervisory Authority will begin to regulate the promoter companies of Health to determine whether they are solvent enough to continue working.

"All Colombians will be addressed no matter what illness they have," said the President after the meeting, which was a review of the health reform. Santos was also emphatic in stating that "health is a social service and a right of Colombians."

"We will reform the EPS, surveillance on them is transferred to the Financial Supervisory Authority, because its resources and monitor the entities that manage risk, and the Superintendency of Health will dedicate exclusively to fulfilling the performance indicators in the health system, "said Santos.

The Head of State announced that from next year will ensure the universality of access to health care with the integration of subsidized and tax regimes.

 

"An equitable benefit plan, unique and comprehensive and will not exclude any disease, all Colombians will be able to be treated for any illness. Under the new scheme, the health benefits will be universal, "the president.

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EVERY DAY IN COLOMBIA KILLED THREE CHILDREN, STUDY FINDS

In addition, 38 are abused in their homes, 65 injured in the street and 47 suffer from sexual violence.
According to 2010 data Forensis report, released recently by the Legal Medicine, last year 1248 children between zero and 17 were killed (50 were between zero and four years), 95 cases in 2009. So, each day 3.4 children who die from violent causes.
"Colombia has to stop killing both children. As long as one child go hungry, not having education, it violated or killed, the adults have to feel shame, starting with the leaders," said Vice President Republic, Angelino Garzón, knowing this information.
Between January and July this year, the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) has received 69,607 complaints of different types of abuse and violations against children in the country.
Comparing the figures with previous years, this assessment reveals a significant increase, considering that represent only seven months (in the same period of 2010 there were 54,923 complaints, which corroborates the increase).
In 2010 were 99,597 complaints and in 2009, 92,976, indicating the end of this year the numbers will increase.
According to the ICBF, this may correspond to that has increased the culture of complaint. However, it is estimated that the allegations are just 30 percent of the actual occurrence of cases.
On the other hand, Legal Medicine in 2010 for allegedly performed 17,291 tests sex crimes against children. However, the agency admits that the registration in terms of sex crimes, injuries and other forms of violence can reach 70 percent, either because they are filing the complaint or withdraws from the medico-legal assessment.
Abused in their homes
"This is a country of adults and irresponsible parents who bring children into this world to suffer. Half of the children born are the result of unwanted pregnancies," said Sen. Gilma Jimenez, author of the referendum bill that seeks to condemn to life imprisonment for murderers and child rapists.
He argues that the indolence of the family and society, and the inability of state institutions are serious diseases of children. "Most were violent in their own homes," said Jimenez.
According to the National Demographic and Health Profamilia (2010), 81.4 percent of assaults against children occur in the home: in 62.4 percent of cases of child abuse perpetrators are their parents.
"Children are abused, punish and kill them just on holiday periods, when they are at home, demonstrating that there are not safe," Senator Jiménez.
According to Forensis, the biggest offenders are parents, with 4549 cases recorded, followed by mothers, with 4023 events, and stepparents, in 1197.
The document also named as responsible for the mistreatment of civilians or other blood relatives, with 1,150 cases, or aunts and uncles, with 804.
As to the place of occurrence, the first scenario is housing, with 8520 cases, the street, 1256, and the street, with 445.
"Violence against children is not a new phenomenon, nor within the family or the community. Coups are still considered forms of education and are supported by the habits and breeding based on the old idea that the rod and spoil "said Angela Rosales, national director of SOS Colombia, international organization working to protect vulnerable children.