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J. W. de Melo Filho

Age 22

16 Aug 2016
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Strangled

TDoR list ref: tgeu/16-Aug-2016/J. W. de Melo Filho

J. W. de Melo Filho

J. was strangled by another inmate after a fight in Vespasian Prison on the night of Monday 16th August. Her cellmate Paulo Henrique da Silva do Nascimento admitted responsibility for the crime.

TvT partner organisation Rede Trans Brasil & Em.com.br, 16.08.2016

https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2016/08/16/interna_gerais,794525/detento-morre-em-briga-com-colega-de-cela-na-ala-gay-de-presidio.shtml

https://web.archive.org/web/20170109025434/http://redetransbrasil.org:80/assassinatos.html

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