Tag: murder
17-year-old convicted of murder of a gay guy – not a hate crime says the Swedish court
The 17 year old young man who stood accused of, among other things, murder and hate crime against a 54 year old man in Gothenburg, Sweden, received his sentence last Wednesday.
Transgender inmate found dead in cell at UK men’s maximum security prison
A transgender prisoner has been found dead in her cell at a maximum security men’s jail.
MP’s Calls for Hate will Result in an Increase of Hate Crimes in Azerbaijan
On June 24th, in the Sabail region of Baku, a transgender woman Ayla Demirova, 27, who lived on 26 Said Rustemov Street was stabbed to death.
Killer Michael Edwards’ appeal rejected by London court over husband’s stabbing death
Michael Edwards’ legal team claimed he ‘simply snapped’ the night he stabbed John in the chest in a fight over a heating bill but the appeal was thrown out
Perth men found guilty of gay bashing murder
A Perth jury has found two men guilty of the fatal bashing of a gay man after barging into a toilet cubicle where he was having sex.
TLDEF Responds to Indictment in the Killing of Islan Nettles
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) responded to the announcement by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. that his office has indicted 24-year old James Dixon on first and second degree manslaughter and first degree assault charges for the August 17, 2013 killing of Islan Nettles, a 21-year-old African American transgender woman from Harlem.