Dandara dos Santos, a 42yr old transsexual woman in Brazil
was dragged from her home by a group of thugs who kicked, punched, and
hit with shoes and a plank of wood in front of residents in Fortaleza,
Ceara state, Brazil. Police released footage of the sickening attack in a
bid to find the perpetrators.
She is seen on the ground covered in
blood and struggling to stand, begging for her life while crowds stand
around and cheer, her attackers who are deaf to her pleas lift her into a
wheelbarrow and take her behind the building where they kill her.
The
person who filmed the clip is heard saying in Portuguese 'they will kill
the f*****' and laughing. Police Inspector Damasceno who is
investigating the death said: 'Six people have been identified and the
video has helped with that. The footage was first circulated among LGBT
groups, which helped that process.
'The police began circulating the clip and we arrived at the house of
two of the people identified but they fled. The investigation is already
well advanced and we are going after the killers.'
The trend of attacking trans people is not new to Brazil but the incident which took place on February 15 just after Valentine's day is the most horrific yet.
The trend of attacking trans people is not new to Brazil but the incident which took place on February 15 just after Valentine's day is the most horrific yet.
The government of Ceará released a statement condemning the killing warning that attackers will be punished.
They said:
'The Government of Ceara hereby expresses its deepest
condemnation of acts of violence and intolerance as what was practiced
against Dandara dos Santos, killed by brutal beating.
'It should be informed that the entire structure of the State Public Security is mobilized for the investigation of the crime and will punish those responsible.
'This government believes in and supports, through a human rights framework linked to the Office of the Governor and current public policies that pluralism, diversity and tolerance are fundamental values for democracy.
'These are inalienable pillars of an inclusive and just society. The Special Coordinator of Public Policies for the State of Ceará LGBT has among its tasks the execution of service policies and affirmation of gender minorities, as well as the effective contribution to the debate on all issues relating to the LGBT population.
'In line with the precepts of individual freedoms and human rights, we reaffirm our option for human life.'
'It should be informed that the entire structure of the State Public Security is mobilized for the investigation of the crime and will punish those responsible.
'This government believes in and supports, through a human rights framework linked to the Office of the Governor and current public policies that pluralism, diversity and tolerance are fundamental values for democracy.
'These are inalienable pillars of an inclusive and just society. The Special Coordinator of Public Policies for the State of Ceará LGBT has among its tasks the execution of service policies and affirmation of gender minorities, as well as the effective contribution to the debate on all issues relating to the LGBT population.
'In line with the precepts of individual freedoms and human rights, we reaffirm our option for human life.'
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