Remembering Our Dead

Mona de Oliveira

The victim was shot by a 38-caliber pistol. Her name is unknown.

Note that the TGEU list gives her name as “Uilca”, but in the original news reports that name was used only in reference to the murder of Wilka in the same city a month earlier.

A [trans woman] was killed at dawn on Saturday (29) in Vitória de Santo Antão. [Deadname] de Oliveira, 28, known as "Mona" was shot by gunfire from a 38 caliber revolver. The crime took place in the White Waters neighborhood and the case was referred to the city police station. According to the 21st Military Police Battalion the victim's brother has already testified as part of the investigation.

https://homofobiamata.wordpress.com/2017/04/29/nao-identificada-tiros-pe-vitoria-de-santo-antao/

http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/vida-urbana/2017/04/29/interna_vidaurbana,701650/em-vitoria-mais-uma-transexual-e-assassinada.shtml

http://jconline.ne10.uol.com.br/canal/cidades/policia/noticia/2017/04/29/transexual-e-assassinada-em-vitoria-de-santo-antao-280905.php.

Report added: 1 Sep 2018. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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