San Pedro Sula, Honduras
A judicial process continues against Cristian Omar Reyes Martínezinvestigated for allegedly trying to strangle an elementary school teacher General Francisco Morazán, from El Progreso, Yoroafter claiming a case of school bullying of which, according to him, his daughter was a victim.
Although Reyes Martínez and the teacher were scheduled for this Friday, June 26, Magistrate’s court progress for a conciliation hearingthe court reported that this was suspended because the accused appeared without the accompaniment of a lawyer.
In that sense, the justice of the peace who heard the case notified both parties that the hearing was rescheduled for July 31. The decision was made because the Judiciary will begin a 15-day rest period, starting July 1.
The fact for which Cristian Reyes faces trial, under the criminal figure of misdemeanor against people According to the Peace Court, it occurred on June 15 at 1:55 p.m., when he arrived at the General Francisco Morazán school to visit his daughter. The police report indicates that the incident began when the teacher was complained about alleged attacks by a classmate towards the minor.
A co-worker of the teacher told LA PRENSA Newspaper what happened. According to the story, “when the teacher was going towards the school administration, the father went behind her. According to what she told us, there he asked her if they were allowed punishments in the institutionto which she told him that they were totally prohibited.
Apparently he told him about a situation of harassment that his daughter sufferedbut he gave a fictitious name for the girl. “When the teacher began to ask her classmates about the student on the phone, the other teachers told her that they did not know her, but this was because it was not her real name.”
The colleague continued: “She told us that when she was about to sit at the desk, he approached her seeing the promotion pictures and for no reason grabbed the neck with both hands and tried to strangle her. He told us that the man told him ‘shut up, shut upsince as best he could he screamed and asked for help. She also said that she struggled with the man until he finally let her go and she fell to the ground; Then he ran away.”
According to the story, several teachers They heard cries for help coming from the directionso they immediately ran out to see what was happening. “When the aggressor saw that the two teachers were approaching the address, that’s when he let go of the ‘teacher’ and fled. They only saw when he ran away and then jumped over the school wall,” he said. The perimeter wall of the General Francisco Morazán School measures approximately two meters high and is protected with serpentine.
On Tuesday, June 23, agents assigned to the investigation informed THE PRESS that they formally interviewed the teacher to document the complaint. Likewise, they located the alleged aggressor, identified as Cristian Omar Reyes Martínez who was prohibited from approaching both the victim and the educational center, while the conciliation hearing was taking place.
Laura Manzanares, director Municipal Education of El Progreso, Yoro reported that the institution maintains support for the attacked teacher. In addition, she was placed in another educational center for her safety and that once the judicial process ends, she will be transferred to another location.
Murder of teacher in Brotherhood
Honduras recorded on May 29 the violent death of Victor Fiallos Paz (63 years old), teacher and director of the Brisas del Valle Multipurpose Institutein the sector of Brotherhood, San Pedro Sula. His death shocked the education sector, as he was found dead in his office inside the school one day after a student took her own life in her home.
The case has caused concern in the union, since, according to investigations by the Policethe murder would have been the product of retaliation by relatives of the deceased studentwho allegedly committed suicide after being suspended for three days after a teacher found an electronic cigarette on him.
The educational sector has stated that the murder of Víctor Fiallos and the case of assault of the teacher at the General Francisco Morazán school, in El Progreso, evidence the vulnerability experienced by educators at the time of imposing disciplinary measures to students, or for interfering in conflicts between students.
