The victim was in wing F2 of ward 2 of the prison where there were shots and explosions.
Helen Maldonado Maldonado, a trans woman, is one of the 62 fatalities in the most recent massacre at the Litoral Penitentiary, registered between Friday night and Sunday morning.
He was in wing F2 of ward 2 of the prison where there were shots and explosions. At least 44 inmates were injured in the incident.
Helen’s death has caused a stir among groups fighting for the rights of GLBTI groups.
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Diane RodrÃguez, who directs the Silhouette X association, said that there is a pavilion for priority groups (inmates with chronic diseases and members of the GLBTI group) in the Guayaquil prison, but that it can only be accessed when the inmates already have sentence and Helen still awaited her trial.
RodrÃguez does not know what crime Helen was in prison for, but she said she was worried about all the inmates. For this reason, on Monday morning, several members held a sit-in asking for peace in the prisons and that the deaths of the members of the group be investigated.
The number of injured during the massacre at the Litoral Penitentiary rises to 44; 2 are in critical condition
He assured that there is a blame for the death of the members of the GLBTI collective.
He mentioned that this year 15 members of the community have been assassinated; nine gay men and four trans women.
During 2020 15 died; five gays and 10 trans women, he said. (I)
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