TDoR 2020 / 2019 / October / 13 / Dévora Carranza Hernández


Dévora Carranza Hernández

Age 40

13 Oct 2019
San Pedro Sula, Cortes (Honduras)
Stabbed

TDoR list ref: tgeu/12-Oct-2019/Deborah Carranza

Dévora Carranza Hernández
Dévora Carranza Hernández [photo: www.laprensa.hn]

Dévora was stabbed during a fight with another trans woman. She died in hospital.

One person dead and another wounded is the result of a fight between two members of the LGBT community (Lesbians, Gais, Bisexuals and Transgender) in San Pedro Sula.

The dead [woman] was identified as [deadname] Hernández (40 years old), known as Debora, while the wounded is [deadname] Matute Ávila (29), known as Katerine.

They were in the Barandillas neighborhood, second street, when an argument originated. The 911 National Emergency System cameras recorded the incident at 12:30 am.

According to the police report, after an exchange of words one of the subjects took out a knife and began repeatedly assaulting his friend; both struggled and ended up seriously injured. Both " Debora " and " Katerine " were transferred to the Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital, where [deadname] Hernández died. The health status of her partner is unknown.

Katerine Matute Ávila was arrested in connection with her death.

https://www.laprensa.hn/sucesos/1327026-410/detencion-judicial-pelea-travestis-muerto-herido-san-pedro-sula

https://www.elheraldo.hn/sucesos/1326407-466/travesti-mata-a-otro-tras-ri%C3%B1a-en-el-barrio-barandillas-de-san

https://www.laprensa.hn/sucesos/1326320-410/pelea-entre-travestis-deja-un-muerto-y-otro-herido-en-barrio-barandillas

http://proceso.hn/caliente/12-caliente/un-muerto-y-un-herido-en-rina-entre-travestis-en-san-pedro-sula.html

https://www.laprensa.hn/sucesos/1326201-410/pelea-travestis-san-pedro-sula-tragedia-muerto-herido

http://diario1.com/nacionales/2019/10/pelea-travesti-debora-acuchilla-hasta-la-muerte-a-katherine/

Report added: 18 Oct 2019. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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