The sad thing is that Paola asked for help and no one did anything. Now the other great wound: Paola's children. The children are still alone, said the lawyer. Today justice strikes the murderer, but society still owes Paola's children and all the victims that the system abandons. Lawyer: Bittersweet justice in the femicide case of Paola Chávez. November 13, 2025. Ex-partner of Paola Chávez is sentenced to 37 years in prison for femicide. November 13, 2025. Another suspect in drug trafficking network falls; it is an airport official. November 13, 2025. Costa Ricans are robbed and injured in Arraiján during a fake vehicle sale. November 13, 2025. They send the suspect of a shooting attack in Vista Alegre to jail. November 13, 2025. She supported them, cared for them... now that she is gone, who helps her mother raise these children? And the fight against the officials who failed is not over here. Yard stated that "We are taking it step by step, and this story against these incompetent and complicit officials is not over yet! NOBODY, because once again the Panamanian state looks the other way. The Panamanian state looks the other way. Today justice was done, though with a bittersweet taste. Elvis Javier Quiel, Paola Chávez's murderer, received 37 years in prison, a sentence that gives her family a sigh of relief. At least, that brings a little relief. She added that "And although I DO NOT LOVE plea agreements, on the contrary, I must recognize that in this case, the Public Ministry achieved one of the highest sentences, that I have witnessed! Perhaps she would still be alive if those who had the duty to protect her had acted in time. But Paola's absence still hurts and nothing can bring her back. Paola was a victim of a system that did not offer her protection. She was a woman who was fighting to free herself from the physical and verbal violence she had suffered for years at the hands of her partner, in the house they shared in Alto de Las Praderas, La Chorrera. Lawyer Suky Yard considers that in this case, the Public Ministry achieved an important punishment, one of the strongest remembered in such cases. MIDES, the First Lady's office, law 285... nothing moves.
