On the first anniversary of Cloe’s death, family, friends, and neighbours will honour her. She was a 15-year-old girl who was killed on the Orihuela Costa on the afternoon of November 24th, the day before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Next Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in La Florida ER-2 Park, there will be a public gathering that is meant to be a symbol. According to a statement from the “In Memory of Cloe” platform, the event’s goal is “to keep her memory alive and speak out against the violence that took her life.”
Anyone who wants to join in is asked to bring a flat stone that they painted by hand. They say it doesn’t have to be flawless; it just has to stand for colour, love, unity, and a rejection of violence. All of these stones will be used to make a mosaic on the bench in memory of Cloe, which will be in the area across from the lane where the events happened. As asked by the platform, the City Council has named this area “a special, simple, and beautiful place to honour her memory and keep her memory alive.”
They also say, “This collective gesture seeks to transform pain into light and to remember that when we walk together, grief is shared, memory endures, and change is possible.”
The Anniversary Manifesto in Memory of Cloe will be read at the event to “remember her with love” and “speak the unfiltered truth.” It will “clearly denounce” the atrocity that happened to this 15-year-old girl, who was “murdered in a planned and brutal manner.” The statement goes on to say that it is important to “speak without euphemisms and acknowledge the seriousness of the case.”
The trial is over, and Cloe’s ex-boyfriend and a school friend, both 17 years old, have been found guilty of murder. They are now waiting for their sentences. In a few weeks, the couple will also be tried for the abuse they put the young woman through during their relationship.
The prosecution says that this was a crime based on gender because Cloe broke up with her ex-boyfriend. He is said to have talked a friend into doing the crime, which they had been plotting for weeks. The prosecution wants both of them to get the longest possible penalty in juvenile court: eight years in a locked facility for murder.
During the trial, both defendants agreed to the crime, but neither the prosecution nor the plaintiffs are ready to shorten their sentence by even one day for the murder.
Make the law stronger
The memorial event will also call for improvements to the law that governs juvenile justice. The family and their allies are asking for an immediate revision of present laws, saying that the current punishments don’t fit the severity of acts that are planned, violent, and cruel.
The manifesto will also ask politicians and lawmakers directly to pay attention to this grassroots demand.
They also praised the Orihuela City Council for the work they did in the park in memory of Cloe.
There will be a message at the event that is especially for young people about respect, communication, asking for help, and strongly rejecting any kind of violence, whether it is physical or emotional.
“This gathering is not only to remember her, but also to bring the community together with a message of love, responsibility, and commitment to change. Please bring your stone, your light, and your presence.” “Let’s keep her memory alive,” they say in the end.
Cloe’s family and friends have long said that the investigation shows this was a case of gender-based violence, and that her ex-boyfriend couldn’t handle the breakup. The accused’s claims about drug debts were just another method for her attacker to keep ruining the victim’s reputation.
The forensic pathologist who did the autopsy said that the victim had up to six knife wounds on her neck and two additional less serious injuries. He said that these injuries, which he called an incomplete throat-slitting, impacted blood arteries on the outside of the body, like the carotid artery and jugular vein, and caused a lot of bleeding. If the internal blood vessels had also been damaged, the young woman would have only lived for a few seconds. Cloe was hurt, but she was able to get up and walk to her brother’s house nearby to call for aid. He took her to Torrevieja Hospital right away, but because her condition was so bad, there was nothing they could do to save her life.
Author: Derek Appleton
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