TDoR 2011 / 2011 / February / 14 / Capenga (Eduardo Marinho da Silva)


Capenga (Eduardo Marinho da Silva)

Age 28

14 Feb 2011
Salvador, Bahia (Brazil)
Strangled

TDoR list ref: tgeu/14 Feb 2011/Capenga (Eduardo Marinho da Silva)

Capenga (Eduardo Marinho da Silva)

Capenga's body was found on a piece of wasteland near Rua Macedo de Aguiar showing wounds of beatings, stabs and strangulation.

According to residents, Capenga, who was a sex worker, went with a client to the wasteland where the murder happened.

‘Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide’ research project: Tribuna da Bahia, online portal, 15.02.2011

Report added: 1 Nov 2018. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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