Emma
Age 13-1812 Jan 2024
La Paz, Estado de México (Mexico)
Beaten
Emma and another person were beaten by a man after he discovered that she was trans.
For having beaten a trans teenager to death, Jovanni N. was brought to trial for the crime of femicide. This was after the crime was reclassified since the investigation file had been opened for qualified homicide.
On Tuesday, a Control Judge of the Judicial Branch of the State of Mexico changed the case to femicide due to the victim's gender identity.
The femicide occurred on January 12 at a home in the Rincón de Los Reyes neighborhood in the municipality of La Paz, where the victim and an eyewitness were attacked by Jovani "N" and another subject, after the victim's sexual identity was revealed.
According to the investigation, Jovanni N., the accused, allegedly complained to the victim for not mentioning [that she was trans]. He hit her in the head and stomach until she was unconscious ; the teenager died in a hospital due to the injuries she suffered.
On August 9, the Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico arrested Jovani N. in the Doctores neighborhood of the Cuauhtémoc municipality in Mexico City, where he was hiding.