Remembering Our Dead

Brenda Sanchez

Brenda was found spitting blood but alive on the foor of her home by her friend and flatmate. When an ambulance eventually arrived, they did not want to treat her.

Brenda Sánchez, 35, was a native of Peru and lived in the city of La Plata. Her friend and roommate found her on the ground still alive. He denounced that Brenda was not treated in time, neither by the police, nor by the ambulance that arrived late.

“The ambulance took half an hour and when they arrived, she was still alive. The paramedics did not want to touch her and the police did not even want us to transfer her to the hospital. The ambulance stayed in front, looking, they did not want to pay attention to her, ”one of her companions communicated.

So far this year, in Argentina there have already been 73 deaths of transvestite, trans and transgender people.

TvT partner organisation: IBTE

https://www.noticiasplatenses.com.ar/denuncian-la-muerte-de-una-mujer-trans-por-la-falta-de-atencion-medica-en-la-plata%E2%81%A3/

https://www.0221.com.ar/nota/2020-9-23-13-13-0-murio-una-mujer-trans-en-la-plata-y-denuncian-que-los-medicos-no-entraron-a-atenderla

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Report added: 12 Nov 2020. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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