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Sandy

Age 25-30

13 Oct 2011
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo (Brazil)
Shot

Sandy

Sandy was shot 6 times on the night of 13th October in the Itaparica neighborhood.

The crime happened on a corner near an evangelical church. According to one of the congregants of the church, the [trans woman] had been there for about a year. According to witnesses, the victim was sitting on the corner when a second person arrived on a motorcycle. The criminal shot six times at the trans woman, who tried to escape running down the street.

According to the churchgoer, she was a sex worker who had been working in the area for a year.

Sandy's death was not recorded on the TDoR 2011 memorial list released by Transgender Europe (TGEU) in November 2011.

http://www.gay1.com.br/2011/10/travesti-e-assassinada-proximo-a-igreja-evangelica-em-vila-velha-no-es/

Report added: 9 Nov 2019. Last updated: 13 Nov 2019

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