Yessica Fernández Mariobó ("La Crespa")
Age 3010 Apr 2024
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
Throat cut
Yessica was killed by two men in a cemetery in the Villa Primero de Mayo neighborhood.
As her murder only came to light in December 2024 her name was unfortunately not included on the TDoR 2024 memorial list released by Transgender Europe (TGEU) a month earlier.
On April 10, “Yessica,” as her companions knew her, was taken by two men - through deception - to a cemetery in Santa Cruz, to obtain sexual services. There, they forced her to strip, robbed her of her belongings and then brutally attacked her. They cut her hair, broke her teeth, cut her face and slit her throat.
Despite the signs of cruelty, her case was not classified as a femicide, nor as a murder based on her gender identity, much less as a hate crime. The perpetrators were found and the authorities stated that the motive for the murder was robbery .
The victim was not reported as a trans woman, but rather as a 30-year-old man, identified as [deadname] Mariobó.
"When a person is found dead, they are identified based solely on their genitals. That is why, for us, having access to justice is one of the biggest challenges," said Llanos.
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