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April 20, 2016

Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Killing Trans Woman Islan Nettles
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Meanwhile, a Brooklyn court has sentenced a man to 12 years in prison
for killing 21-year-old transgender woman Islan Nettles in 2013. James
Dixon attacked Nettles in Harlem after he began flirting with her and
then realized she was transgender. He punched her, knocking her down,
and then continued beating her while she lay on the pavement. She later
died in the hospital of head injuries. Her brutal murder sparked a
series of vigils and protests against the violence transgender women
face. On Tuesday, her mother, Delores Nettles, told the court the
12-year sentence was too short, saying, "How can you sleep at night? How
can you rest? I can't rest."
Topics:LGBT

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