Brazil: young DJ murdered for being lesbian

DJ Ana Karolina de Souza Santos

DJ Ana Karolina de Souza Santos, 19, was brutally murdered, and according to the victim’s friend, anonymous for fear of reprisals, the young woman may have been killed because of homophobia (prejudice and criminal attitudes against homosexuals).

“One managed to escape and the other two said they did not realize that Karol was dead because they both pretended to be dead. It was a strategy to survive. The girls say that at no time was there harassment, but they (kidnappers) were taking pictures and asking where they were from, who they were. To me, Karol’s death had to do with her social position. Karol looked the most masculine. She had no wake. She was totally disfigured”, said the interviewee.

The DJ’s friend added that she will not accept the criminalisation of the dead victim, which she says “serves to remove the state’s responsibility for the crime”.
(Translated)

 

A DJ Ana Karolina de Souza Santos, 19, assassinada brutalmente, e segundo uma amiga da vítima, que terá sua identidade preservada por temer represálias, a jovem pode ter sido morta por homofobia (preconceito e atitudes criminatórias contra homossexuais).

“Uma conseguiu fugir e as outras duas disseram que não perceberam logo que a Karol estava morta, porque elas duas se fingiram de mortas. Foi uma estratégia para sobreviver. As meninas falam que em nenhum momento teve assédio, mas eles (raptores) ficaram tirando fotos e perguntando de onde elas eram, quem elas eram. Para mim, a morte da Karol teve relação ao aspecto social que ela estava envolvida. A Karol era quem tinha aparência mais masculinizada. Nem velório ela teve. Ficou toda desfigurada”, relatou a entrevistada.

A amiga da DJ acrescentou que não irá aceitar que criminalizem a vítima morta, algo que, segundo ela, “serve para tirar a responsabilidade do Estado pelo crime”.

(Original)

Continue reading at: https://revista.painelpolitico.com/dj-e-raptada-com-outras-tres-amigas-em-fortaleza-ela-foi-morta-a-golpes-de-barra-de-ferro/ (Source)

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