Jonhy
Age 26-4216 May 2024
Léon, Guanajuato (Mexico)
Murdered
TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2024/16-May-2024/Jonhy
Jonhy's body was one of two (the other being a cisgender man) found in black plastic bags in the Las Américas neighborhood during the early hours of Thursday 16th May.
León, Gto.- One of the two bodies found dead in the Las Américas neighborhood during the early hours of Thursday, May 16, has already been identified. The other person has not been claimed by her family and remains unrecognized.
The Attorney General's Office of the State of Guanajuato confirmed that the identified victim is a transsexual woman who identified herself as Jonhy. Her age was not specified.
"On the day of the events, in the preliminary information it was reported that it was a man and a woman, however, when carrying out the investigations, it was confirmed that [the woman was transgender]" explained one of the spokespersons for the Prosecutor's Office.
Unofficially and not confirmed by the ministerial authority, it was known that Jonhy was originally from Jalapa, Tabasco but had already been residing in the city of León for quite some time.
Another piece of information that was not confirmed by the State Attorney General's Office was the cause of death of both victims. Investigations continue to identify the man located the same day and find out the motives for the crime.
It was a call to the 9-1-1 emergency number which alerted the authorities to the existence of a body. The discovery was reported minutes after 01:00 in the morning on Avenida Central, a few meters from the intersection with Juan José Torres Landa Boulevard and behind a school, right in the division of the Guadalupe Fractionation and the Las Americas colony.
According to reports, the body was found wrapped in black bags . When Municipal Police officers arrived, they confirmed the discovery but a few meters away, they located another lifeless body, also wrapped in black plastic bags, so they immediately cordoned off the area with yellow tape.
