TDoR 2011 / 2011 / May / 12 / (Felipe Roberto) de Freitas Silva


(Felipe Roberto) de Freitas Silva

Age 18

12 May 2011
Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Shot

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(Felipe Roberto) de Freitas Silva

According to the police, the victim was at home when two men came in order to kill the victim. The victim, according to the report, went to get a two year-old child so that the men would not shoot, but they shot nonetheless, injuring the child as well as her grandmother who tried to protect the child, and killing the victim. Due to information given by the victim's father and further reports, the police suspect a relation to drug trafficking.

‘Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide’ research project: Record Minas, online portal, 12.05.2011

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