14 youths sexually assault, beat transsexual to death in Portugal

Dallas Voice (U.S.A.) - 09-03-2006 22:00

14 youths sexually assault, beat transsexual to death in Portugal

por Rex Wockner
URL: http://www.dallasvoice.com/artman/publish/article_1465.php

A transgender woman was beaten to death in Porto, Portugal, in late February, according to PortugalGay.PT.

The woman reportedly was beaten, stoned, stomped on, burned, sexually assaulted with a stick and thrown into a deep pit in an abandoned building where she had been living. Media reports said 14 boys between the ages of 10 and 16 admitted to police their involvement in her death. The 46-year-old woman, an immigrant from Brazil known as Gisberta, worked as a prostitute and performed in gay bars.

14 youths suspected of beating transsexual beaten to death in Portugal

A transgender woman was beaten to death in Porto, Portugal, in late February. According to PortugalGay.PT, "Gisberta" reportedly was beaten, stoned, stomped on, burned, sexually assaulted with a stick and thrown into a deep pit in an abandoned building where she had been living.Media reports said that 14 boys between ages 10 and 16 admitted to police their involvement in the crime after one of the boys confessed to a teacher.On Feb. 24, about 40 people staged a candlelight vigil in a parking area of the building in which Gisberta's body was found.An immigrant from Brazil, Gisberta, 46, had lived in Portugal for 25 years. She worked as a prostitute and an occasional performer in gay bars. Her legal name was Gilberto Salce Júnior.