While family and friends said goodbye to Nidia Renata Bautista García, this Monday, the Victim’s Institute announced that it will ask the court change the crime for which Jorge “N” is prosecutedafter the death of the woman as a result of the injuries suffered from a collision that occurred on June 28 at the entrance to the Atlántida neighborhood, zone 18.
Bautista Garcia She was hospitalized for almost two weeks. Guatemalan Institute of Social Security (IGSS), where she was cared for friction burns, the right arm amputation and other serious injuries. The institution confirmed to the family about his death on July 12.
The death of Bautista Garcia modifies the legal circumstances of the process, explained the Victim Institutewhich provides support to family members.
“As the victim has died, that legal classification changes”he explained Luis Sierra, Director of Legal Assistance of the institution, indicating that a hearing to reform the indictment order will be requested before the Third Criminal Court of First Instance.
Nidia Renata and Kevin Alexander Jiménez Ambrocio, 29, They were hit by a car on the night of Sunday, June 28, at the entrance to the Atlántida neighborhood, zone 18 of the capital.
Sierra recalled that Jorge “N” had initially been linked to the process for culpable injuries against Kevin Alexander Jimenez Ambrocioand for very serious injuries and attempted homicide to the detriment of Bautista Garcia. However, with the death of the victim, the institution will seek to have the crime reclassified as homicide.
“This implies that, obviously, the penalty increases. Simple homicide contemplates a sentence of 15 to 40 years in prison, while the degree of attempted homicide has a reduction of one third”he pointed out.
However, he clarified that it will be the judge who determines whether the requested modification is appropriate.
The Institute indicated that, until now, the process has followed its normal course and that the deadlines set by the court are maintained. The Public Ministry has until August 28, 2026 to present the conclusions of its investigation and the intermediate hearing, in which it must present them before the judge, is scheduled for September 11.
The lawyer added that it will be up to the Public Ministry to assess the circumstances of the event and the possible aggravating factors when formulating the accusation. “What the Institute hopes is to achieve a conviction and, likewise, dignified reparation for the victim,” he stated.
Likewise, he called on the population to stop spreading the videos of the accident that were widely circulated on social networks. “This greatly affects the collateral victims… the deceased has two minor children who at some point can access those images,” he warned.
The representative of the Institute pointed out that this case went beyond the judicial sphere due to the impact it generated on the population. “This case went viral on social networks and caused a lot of trauma in Guatemalan society, even internationally,” he stated.
He added that this wide dissemination and the circumstances in which the event occurred are aspects that the Public Ministry must assess within the investigation and at the time of presenting its conclusive act.
During Nidia Renata’s wake, her boyfriend, Kevin Alexander, reiterated the call for the case not to go unpunished. “The only thing we want is justice, for everything to really turn out in our favor, because that is what we want most: justice,” he said.
He also recalled that they both had plans to start a home and buy a house. “That dream is cut short for me and for her,” he lamented.
Free accompaniment
The Victim’s Institute recalled that it provides free legal and victimological advice and support to people affected by crimes regardless of age or gender.
The headquarters is located at 3rd Avenue 16-31, zone 10 of Guatemala City, serving the phone 2314-5800 and also receives inquiries at info@institutodelavictima.gob.gt.
In addition, it has five departmental headquarters to provide care to victims and their families.