An act of blood left dismay in several inhabitants of Mariquita, tolimawhere a woman trans, identified as Ángela María Bernal Ospina was murdered, following receiving a shotgun blast. For the facts, a man of approximately 63 years of age was arrested.
They grabbed ‘balin’
On the ground, covered with a blanket, was the humanity of Ángela María Bernal Ospina, who for years She was the owner of a night establishment that was located in front of the House of the Second Botanical Expedition in the ‘Fruit Capital’.
The trans woman, who also, according to versions of many mariquiteños, was a well-known defender of animals, died following receiving a bullet impact with a shotgun type weapon in the frontal region.
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The incident occurred in the sector known as ‘Pela Bobos’, located between the villages of Las Lomas and Pueblo Nuevo, following the citizen and a neighbor, who was apparently under the influence of alcohol, had a strong altercation. The man, supposedly in a state of drunkenness, attacked a livestock that was owned by the victim.
Ángela, who was described as a person with a strong character, reacted angrily to the affront made by the man and there was a crossfire between the two, where unfortunately the woman took the worst part, upon being hit by one of the projectiles, dying at the scene.
The authorities arrived at the site, who found the shotgun with which the woman was allegedly killed, and the weapon she was carrying was also handed over by the victim’s family. Due to the facts, the man was made available to the authorities.
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On social networks, many inhabitants of the ‘Capital of the North’ lamented the fact, assuring that the deceased was a good person and asked for justice for both the homicide and the animal abuse.
Ángela María Bernal Ospina was 39 years old.