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Chay Sophya

Age 19

14 Oct 2023
Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)
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Chay Sophya

Chay Sophya was kidnapped by armed assailants who also shot her cousin Adriele dead. Her body was later found dumped in the street.

Manaus (AM) – A trans woman who had been kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday (14) was found dead after her cousin was also killed, by men who arrived in a car shooting at the women and the boyfriend of one of them, in the Cidade neighborhood de Deus, in the north of Manaus.

The trans woman was identified as [deadname] da Silva Pessoa, aged 19. She was killed and thrown on Avenida Margarita, in the same neighborhood. Several bullet cartridges were found at the place where [deadname] was abandoned dead.

According to information from police authorities, [deadname] and her cousin, identified only as Adriele, were drinking in a bar in the company of the boyfriend of one of the victims, who was hit by the gunshots and was taken to a hospital close to the scene of the crime.

https://diariomanauara.com.br/policia/apos-ser-sequestrada-travesti-e-encontrada-morta-com-16-tiros/

https://d24am.com/policia/mulher-trans-e-adolescente-sao-executados-na-zona-norte-de-manaus/

https://emtempo.com.br/182054/policia/mulher-trans-e-prima-de-17-anos-sao-executadas-a-tiros-na-zona-norte-de-manaus/

https://www.portaldoholanda.com.br/policial/homem-e-prima-sao-executados-por-grupo-armado-em-manaus-3-vitima-ficou-ferida

https://www.portalmarcossantos.com.br/2023/10/14/primos-sao-executados-a-tiros-no-bairro-cidade-de-deus-outro-homem-ficou-ferido/

https://diariomanauara.com.br/policia/apos-bebedeira-adolescente-e-morta-e-prima-trans-e-sequestrada/

https://d24am.com/policia/mulher-trans-e-adolescente-sao-executados-na-zona-norte-de-manaus/

https://www.portaltucuma.com.br/video-mulher-trans-sequestrada-e-morta-e-prima-de-jovem-executada-no-cidade-de-deus-ed04/

Report added: 17 Oct 2023. Last updated: 13 Nov 2024

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