A transgender woman in New York has died after being beaten by a
group of men who attacked her and yelled gay slurs.
The victim, 21-year-old
Islan Nettles, died Thursday in a Harlem hospital after being taken off life
support five days following the attack.
Nettles was pronounced
brain after being beaten on the street by one of her Facebook friends,
20-year-old Paris Wilson.
According to Nettles'
family, the young woman had two Facebook profiles - one using her birth name
Vaughn Nettles and another 'female' profile.
Wilson was friends with
Nettles on her female profile.
When she ran into Wilson
last Saturday near a police precinct on Eighth Avenue and 147th Street in
Harlem, he started flirting with her.
But his male friends
were quick to inform him that Nettles was born a man.
Angered at being
embarrassed in front of his friends, Wilson started to beat up Nettles while
his friends verbally harassed her.
Wilson, a rising senior
at Buffalo State University, wouldn't let up on Nettles, issuing blow after
blow even after she hit her head on the pavement.
Nettles' friends
informed cops, but Nettles was already unconscious by the time they arrived and
broke up the fight.
According to the criminal complaint, witnesses say Nettles was
found passed out on the ground with a swollen shut eye and blood on her face.
After the attack, Nettles was hospitalized, slipped into a coma
and later died.
Which is now worst, being embarrassed or been locked away in prison for murder. Sometime, the best thing is to walk away from a crises or situation.
So sorry for the young guy lady who has just lost her life senselessly. This transgender thing is
indeed confusing sometimes though but never a license to hurt someone else.
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