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Isabela Vargas


19 Feb 2022
Manizales, Caldas (Colombia)
Stabbed

TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2022/19-Feb-2022/Isabela Vargas

Isabela Vargas
Isabela Vargas [photo: twitter.com]

Isabela was found with multiple stab wounds inside a residence. She died in hospital.

The media outlet Habla Manizales reports the murder of a Venezuelan migrant trans woman in Manizales. She was stabbed 6 times. She died in hospital.

The violent incident was recorded this Saturday, February 19th on calle 26 with carerra 22 in Manizales, where authorities arrived after they were told that a trans woman had been stabbed and was in delicate health condition.

The victim, of Venezuelan nationality and who was identified as [deadname] Vargas, was transferred to the Caldas Hospital where she died; according to some accounts, she had received 6 wounds with a sharp weapon and one of them had pierced her heart.

The alleged perpetrator is a 19-year-old young man from Manizales, who is apparently already in the hands of the authorities.

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/02/23/reportan-el-homicidio-de-tres-mujeres-transgenero-en-febrero/

https://extra.com.co/noticias/autoridades-investigan-asesinato-de-mujer-transexual-en-el-centro-de-manizales

https://www.facebook.com/1181635718533215/posts/5692405534122855/

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1263133437509715&set=p.1263133437509715&type=3

https://www.facebook.com/roberta.palmira.16/posts/413053643924977?comment_id=413251797238495

https://twitter.com/DilaurenttiCris/status/1495487759871528960

Report added: 21 Feb 2022. Last updated: 8 Nov 2022

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