The story of Juan Francisco Fernández Acosta (27) is the same as that of so many Venezuelans who are fleeing the crisis, leaving their friends and family behind and yearning to fulfill their dreams in another country, like Argentina.
"Juan left here alone on November 19, 2019 and took a backpack full of dreams," Asdrubal Fernández, Francisco's father, described to
Clarín
, from Caracas.
"Juancho" arrived in Argentina with the hope of doing some postgraduate studies and deepening his knowledge of the career he had undertaken in Venezuela: electronic engineering.
The scene of the crime, in Palermo.
Photo Telam.
However, in 2020 everyone's plans, and Juan's in particular, were halted by the pandemic.
"Unfortunately, the doors were closed for everyone and Juan
began to deliver
and waited for the professional opportunity to appear," said the man.
“He was from another planet, a good man and extremely decent,” Asdrubal recalled.
There were only 28 days left for Juan to turn 28.
He was an only child and, through his work, not only saved but also helped his family in Venezuela.
The witness's account
This Sunday, at 2:16 in the morning, Juan was on the sidewalk of Aráoz 1450 chatting with Thomas Vásquez, also Venezuelan.
The two met three years ago through a mutual friend, they lived together for a while and never lost contact.
“We were sharing a while, a boy came across, he pointed at me to give him the phone and I said no while I took the gun away from him.
He went to Fran, told her the same thing and in a matter of seconds she shot him in the head and ran to Honduras with the phone
, ”Thomas told
Clarín
.
Juan Francisco Fernández Acosta (27), the Venezuelan engineer murdered in Palermo.
"
Give me your cell phone, or do you want to die?
" The thief told them, after which he struggled with the victim, who tried to resist the robbery and was shot in the head.
“They should catch him now, it is impossible for them not to find him, he was with his face uncovered.
There were two cameras above us and on the corner of Honduras there is a dome," said the victim's friend.
When finished, he questioned the delay of the ambulance.
“He took 20 minutes to arrive, by waiting he already knew the end of Fran.
Shot in the head, they asked me a lot of questions and it took a long time, ”she complained.
The place is about four blocks from Plaza Serrano, the heart of the Palermo neighborhood.
The request of friends and family
"Juancho" arrived alone in Buenos Aires.
His father, desperate, warns: "I have no assets of fortune.
I have no way to bring my son and we have expired passports
”.
From Argentina, his friends opened two accounts to raise money and somehow be able to pay for the parents' plane tickets.
Juan Francisco Fernández Acosta (27), the young Venezuelan murdered in Palermo.
"I'm desperate, I want to see my son, please," Juan's father said through tears.
Currency in Argentine pesos
Cbu: 1430001713018134530016
Cuil : 20956764115
Account number: 1301813453001
Carlos Montezuma
Aliases: bump.lunes.tinta
Foreign currency
Stefanimedina16@gmail.com
Account number: zelle 898129800539
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