Colombia hands down first conviction for murder of trans womanColombia hands down first conviction for murder of trans woman [Courtesy]A court has handed down Colombia's first conviction for the murder of a transsexual woman.In the sentence dated December 3 and published Monday, a judge sentenced defendant Davinson Erazo to 20 years in a psychiatric facility. She was a member of Colombia's LGBT community and was killed "for being a woman or for reasons related to her gender identity," Judge Catalina Manrique wrote. SEE ALSO :TV journalist's fiance arrested in connection to murder of womanThe killing took place in February last year in the town of Garzon in southeast Colombia. Ramos, who had not yet changed his name, was first assaulted by Erazo in the hair salon where she works. The government said last year 758 women were murdered in Colombia, as well as 109 LGBT people, 36 of whom were transsexual women.

Source: Standard Digital December 18, 2018 09:00 UTC