Miriam Brito, the widow of businessman Jose Castro, who was shot dead by a member of his domestic staff, with the support of Castro’s wife and older children in an apparent household mutiny, has been released from jail. Brito, her children, and the servant who fired the shot, all allege that Castro had subjected them to systematic abuse. Castro’s mother and siblings are reported to be outraged by the decision of San Cristobal’s District Attorney Roberto Faxas, accusing the media and public opinion of having branded their late relative as an “obsessive aggressor”. They maintain that it was clear Brito had been the “intellectual author” of the crime. Deidania Gonzalez, the domestic employee who pulled the trigger, is still in custody, but a bail application is being considered. Gonzalez alleges that, in addition to the physical and verbal abuse, Castro had raped her on two occasions, an accusation that is being challenged by one of Castro’s sisters: “This is another ploy on the part of the lawyers, because my brother never messed around with the servants.” The DA has said that the case, which is being viewed as one of “involuntary manslaughter”, would focus on Gonzalez’ confession and the many testimonies from friends and neighbors that Castro had indeed been violent and abusive towards members of his household.