Remembering Our Dead

Erla Amaral de Loiola

Erla's body was found alongside the BR-163 highway early on Sunday 28th October.

An 18-year-old [trans woman] was murdered at dawn this Sunday (28th) on the perimeter of BR-163, in Sorriso (420 km from Cuiabá).

The crime happened around 4:30 am, a security guard at a nearby ompany, heard the shots and called the military police to investigate what happened.

When the Military Police arrived at the scene, they found that the victim, identified as [deadname] Cristian Amaral Loiola, had not survived her wounds and was dead. The death was confirmed by the Fire Department. The crime scene was then isolated so that an investigation could be carried out.

There is no information as to who committed the murder or the motive for the crime. The crime will be investigated by the Municipal Civil Police.

TvT project: MT Noticias, online portal, 28.10.2012

https://homofobiamata.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/erla-cristian-amaral-de-loiola-travesti-19-anos-tiros-mt-sorriso/

https://web.archive.org/web/20121127045951/http://www.clichoje.com.br:80/noticias/88922/Sorriso:%20Travesti%20%C3%A9%20morto%20em%20avenida%20da%20cidade%20/

https://www.olhardireto.com.br/noticias/exibir.asp?noticia=Travesti_de_18_anos_e_assassinada_a_tiros_durante_madrugada_em_MT&id=288276

https://www.sonoticias.com.br/policia/delegado-de-sorriso-detalha-investigacoes-de-4-assassinatos/

https://hojenewsmt.blogspot.com/2012/10/www.HojeNews.com.br_7502.html [BROKEN LINK]

Report added: 31 Oct 2018. Last updated: 28 Feb 2021

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