TDoR 2023 / 2023 / April / 11 / Name Unknown


Name Unknown

Age 40

11 Apr 2023
Libertad, San José (Uruguay)
Died in custody

TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2023/11-Apr-2023/Name Unknown

Name Unknown

The victim died when her cell caught fire. Her identity was not reported.

A trans woman died this Sunday when the cell where she was being held in the Libertad Prison caught fire, reported Telemundo and confirmed Montevideo Portal with sources from the Ministry of the Interior.

The inmate was alone at the time the fire broke out. The National Fire Department, the Scientific Police and the Prosecutor's Office are working on the scene to determine the origin of the flames.

The event occurred in the sector called Containers, a space intended for the trans population of Unit No. 3.

The flames were extinguished by the personnel that guarded the place, before the Fire Department arrived.

https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Murio-una-mujer-trans-al-incendiarse-su-celda-en-el-Penal-de-Libertad-uc850664

https://www.subrayado.com.uy/mujer-trans-40-anos-encontrada-muerta-incendio-su-celda-del-penal-libertad-n912326

Report added: 20 Apr 2023. Last updated: 9 Nov 2023

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