Layla
Age 1825 Feb 2013
São Paulo (Brazil)
Shot and fell from a height
TDoR list ref: tgeu/27-Feb-2013/Layla
Layla died while attempting to flee the second floor apartment of a client. Her body was found by neighbours, who called the police after hearing shots.
A [trans woman] was found dead this Monday morning after falling from the second floor of a building in São Paulo. According to police, she was trying to run away from a man she spent the night with when she fell. The victim's body was removed from the scene early in the evening by the IML (Legal Medical Institute), ten hours after the case. Neighbors say they heard around five gunshots and called the police.
A [trans woman] died after getting involved in a fight in Vila Mariana in the south of São Paulo this Monday morning (25). According to information received from the Military Police, the victim had been involved in a fight with a boy. In the confusion, she was shot by the young man and then fell from the second floor of a building. The police still cannot say whether she fell accidentally or was pushed.
According to the police, the boy, the possible shooter, was apparently drugged.
Police officers from the 3rd company of the 11th Battalion were called at around 8:40 am. When they arrived at the scene, they found the victim dead. The attacker, who owns the weapon, only suffered some injuries resulting from the fight. Preliminary information indicates that he was taken to Hospital Santa Catarina, according to the PM.
TvT project: TvT partner organization Grupo Gay da Bahia & UOL Brasil 27.02.2013
