Magalí Rodríguez Farías
03/11/2021 17:22
Clarín.com
Zonal
Updated 03/11/2021 5:24 PM
Juan Manuel Garcia (52)
was murdered in a violent robbery when he was working in a kiosk in Villa Rosa, a district of the Buenos Aires town of
Pilar
.
The merchant worked
double shifts
to fulfill his daughter Vicky's dream: to celebrate her
fifteenth birthday.
But with his crime, everything was cut short, until solidarity was present
and it was possible to collect more than 1 million pesos through social networks, so that the party becomes a reality.
Vicky has down syndrome and turns 15
on July 18
.
She was very attached to her dad since she was her only daughter.
"El gallego"
, as Juan Manuel was known in the neighborhood, took her to
practice taekwondo
, they
went to the field together
to see Boca and shared as much time as they could.
“When he was born and found out about this problem, he was down a lot.
But he became aware and always went forward, ”said his lifelong friend,
Juan Arquiel.
When Twitter user @GordoMonstruo_ learned about the case, he created the hashtag
# ElSueñodeVicky,
which quickly went viral and became the number one trend throughout the country.
There he shared the bank accounts so that transfers of any amount can be made, no matter how small.
In the march for justice, they showed posters of anger for the murder of "Gallego" Juan Manuel García.
Photo: Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi
"He was Juan Manuel García, a working class guy from the neighborhood who had 3 jobs to support his family. She is her 14-year-old daughter Vicky, who suffers from Down Syndrome. He lived for her, and was gaining weight by weight to fulfill a dream: his 15-year party, "tweeted the user, who started the campaign on the bird's social network, along with a photo of Vicky with her father.
Eugenia Rolón
is Vicky's cousin and was in charge of being the treasurer of the collection # ElSueñodeVicky.
In less than 24 hours, the solidarity of the users, Pilar's neighbors and family acquaintances was felt, and Eugenia published on her Twitter account:
"Thanks to all those who donated,
from 50 pesos to 20 thousand
-all received with great honor-, we surpassed one million pesos. Every penny will go to Vicky, to fulfill her dream and to buy what is given to her. given away wins. Thanks to you, # Vicky's Dream will be real. "
Among all the
gestures of solidarity
that were expressed on the social network, it did not take long for those who offered to provide all kinds of services to help at the party appear.
"
I offer my car
and I as a driver to carry out ALL the logistics. So that nothing is missing and everything is in time and place. Including transportation for her and her mother, round trip," wrote the user @Inakiigutierrez.
While other users offered to provide
photography
services
,
graphic design
,
catering
and even
dressmakers
to make the birthday girl's dress.
Another great dream of Vicky is to be able to meet Carlos Tevez
, for his fanaticism towards Boca Juniors.
That is why, a great diffusion was also started for the player to send his regards to Vicky.
The claim for the crime was in Villa Rosa, Pilar.
On the other hand, the act of violence generated such a great commotion throughout the town of Pilar, that last Wednesday the neighbors and relatives
marched to demand justice
and security in front of the crime scene, on Ruta 25 and Moreno. "My brother was very dear here. We all know each other from very young. These people who are here loved him, he was a being of light, "said Vivian, the victim's sister, through tears.
And he adds: "He was very supportive. When he got his friend Lucio, the owner of the kiosk, to give him a job, he was very happy. He lived to work, for his daughter and us," the woman explained.
"He was so responsible in his work that when he saw the possibility of taking the weapon from him, he pounced on the person. He had an act of courage and unfortunately it was bad for him. We want Justice, it is all we ask, that the case be clarified."
For his part, the main suspect of the robbery and murder, Elías Alejandro Aguirre, 24, was arrested in the neighborhood popularly known as
Fuerte Apache,
where they had noticed his presence.
Now the attacker, a native of the town of Grand Bourg, is accused of the
crime of homicide on the occasion of robbery
, in a case involving the Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) 1 of Pilar in charge of the prosecutor Raúl Casal.
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