In the last two weeks, two members of sexual diversity have been murdered. One of them apparently because of his rejection of his preferences, as can be seen from the circumstances surrounding the crime.
The most recent case is that of the young Juan Francisco Mena Hernández, 35, who surrendered to death after suffering a beating allegedly at the hands of Sidar Murillo, 34, described as his sentimental partner, who is already in custody. in the cells of the Masaya Police station.
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At the beginning of this week, it was learned that in the El Aguacate community, Jinotepe municipality in Carazo, Juan Ramón García Martínez, 48, killed his son, a 16-year-old adolescent, after a violent argument that the attacker carried out against him and his mother. The perpetrator was under the influence of alcohol.
The assailant attempted to suffocate Mojica Avellán, which caused the teenager to intervene to help his mother. The teenager received a stab wound to the chest, which caused massive bleeding and heart damage, according to the forensic opinion. Neighbors pointed out that Juan Ramón García Martínez rejected his son because of his sexual preferences, and that he had threatened him repeatedly, despite the fact that he was his eldest son.
the last victim
Regarding the most recent case, last Monday, in the Las Siete Esquinas sector, in the San Jerónimo neighborhood, under the influence of liquor Mena Hernández and Murillo, they staged a fight, the young man of sexual diversity taking the worst part.
The one accused of causing this tragedy first threw the victim against a wall, which made him vanish on the sidewalk. On the ground, the assailant attacked the now-deceased man with blows and kicks, who despite the blows got up and went to his house, according to testimony corroborated by his father Roberto Mena.
According to statements from relatives, the unfortunate man got up from his bed at midnight on Tuesday and went to the patio, where he presented vomiting and intense pain. He passed away hours later. The body was transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine, which determined that death was caused by multiple skull fractures, confirming that there was a criminal hand.
Mr. Roberto Mena reported the incident to the Masaya Police, who managed to capture the attacker in the same sector where the tragic event occurred, which is repudiated by the population of the so-called Ciudad de las Flores. The burial of Juan Francisco Mena, who was originally from the San Juan de Masaya neighborhood, was at 9:00 in the morning on Wednesday, March 8.
Another case
In August 2022, the folklorist also from Masaya and a member of sexual diversity Cristian Eliezer Ruiz Álvarez, 43, was murdered after being the victim of a brutal beating by individuals who tried to rob him. They beat him several times with a blunt object (garrote) until he ended his life in one of the streets of the indigenous neighborhood of Monimbó.
In this case, the Masaya Police captured five subjects accused of having murdered the promoter of culture. In such a way that in less than seven months two members of the sexual diversity of Masaya have died under strong aggression.
organization speaks out
The Nicaraguan Trans Association spoke out about the recent crime in the city of Masaya, demanding on its Facebook page justice for the death of Mena Hernández called Juana by those closest to her and who once participated in a gay beauty pageant.
“On behalf of the Anit Nicaragua team, we stand in solidarity for the fatal death of the Trans Juana comrade from the municipality of Masaya. It is important to find the person responsible for the murdered partner. No more hate. No more death. Towards Trans women”, they published on the social network.
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