Chile: brutal lesbophobic attack

Carolina Torres Urbina (24) and her girlfriend Estefanía lived a very different Valentine’s Day. In the early morning of February 14, they were attacked by three individuals at the intersection of Laguna del Inca and Laguna Sur avenues, in the commune of Pudahuel. Carolina was hospitalised in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Central Post of Santiago, after receiving a beating that left her with a skull fracture and an internal haemorrhage. They were on their way home holding hands after watching a football match when they began to insult Carolina. “Maricona, they shouted at her,” say the young woman’s relatives. According to their testimonies, the attack was associated with the victim’s sexual orientation and gender expression. “My sister dresses masculine, the insults were aimed at that,” says Jennifer Torres.

(Translated)

Un Día de San Valentín muy distinto vivieron Carolina Torres Urbina (24) y su novia Estefanía. En la madrugada del 14 de febrero, fueron agredidas por tres sujetos en la intersección de las avenidas Laguna del Inca y Laguna Sur, comuna de Pudahuel. Carolina quedó internada en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) de la Posta Central de Santiago, tras recibir una golpiza que la dejó con una fractura de cráneo y una hemorragia interna. Iban de regreso a casa tomadas de la mano, después de presenciar un partido de fútbol, cuando comenzaron a insultar a Carolina. “Maricona, le gritaban”, cuentan familiares de la joven. De acuerdo a sus testimonios, el ataque estaba asociado a la orientación sexual y la expresión de género de la víctima. “Mi hermana se viste masculinamente, los insultos iban dirigidos a eso”, detalla Jennifer Torres.

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Continue reading at: https://www.latercera.com/nacional/noticia/la-historia-detras-del-ataque-lesbofobico-carolina-torres/531241/ (Source)

Updates

• Update: Brothers arrested for lesbophobic hate crime against Carolina Torres
• Chile: Alleged attackers of Carolina Torres to face trial
• Chile: brothers found guilty of 2019 attempted murder of lesbian Carolina Torres
• Update: Brothers jailed for brutal beating of Chilean lesbian Carolina Torres