Three years after the death of Sofía Fernández in a police station in Pilar, and following an investigation fraught with obstacles, the case has been brought to trial. The ten police officers will be tried. The demands of her sister, Mabel, and of diversity and human rights organizations were crucial in ensuring that the case did not go unpunished.
The Court of Appeals' ruling overturns Judge Walter Saettone's decision. Three of the police officers are accused of aggravated homicide motivated by gender-based hatred.
Sofía Fernández was found dead in a police station in April 2023. Of the ten police officers involved in an investigation marred by irregularities—including the deletion of more than 190 messages from Sofía's cell phone—only one will go to trial. Family members and activists went to the San Isidro Courts to demand that the dismissals be overturned.
Sofía Fernández, a trans woman, was killed in a police station in Pilar in April 2023. Ten police officers were arrested in connection with her case. The last one was released.
With a demonstration in front of the Buenos Aires Province House, activists denounce irregularities in the investigation of the transfemicide of Sofía Fernández in a police station in Derqui (Pilar).
Family members and activists marched to the 5th police station in Derqui (Pilar, Buenos Aires province), where Sofía Fernández, a trans teacher, was tortured and murdered in April 2023, according to the autopsy. Ten police officers were charged, but the judge released nine, even though forensic evidence indicates that more than two people were involved. The judge also dropped the hate crime charge.
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