October 9, 2020
Transgender Woman Nicole López Beaten, Stabbed in Puerto Rico
READ TIME: 1 MIN.
A transgender woman was hospitalized Thursday after police said she was stabbed and violently beaten in the latest case involving a member of the U.S. territory's LGBTQ community.
Authorities issued a statement saying Nicole L�pez, 33, told police that the incident occurred after she got into an argument with several people in her home shortly after midnight. No further details were provided.
L�pez's friends told WAPA TV that her skull is fractured and that she will need reconstructive surgery.
The incident comes a week after a transgender woman was fatally shot in southwest Puerto Rico.
A total of sixth such killings have been reported on the island this year, including two transgender women who were found in a charred car in April.
