Eli dies hospitalized since August after receiving a brutal beating in Valladolid
GAYLES.TV.- In his ID he put Francisco Javier UP, but it was known as Eli, Electric or Javi. He passed away last Saturday in the Río Hortega Hospital of Valladolid to the 59 years. The past 12 of July was found unconscious in the vicinity of the shopping center Vallsur after having received a brutal beating by a child of 15 years.
A caretaker from the center found the victim lying on the ground with obvious signs of having received a beating. It was a gay man who was dressed as a woman. The minor confessed the assault and surrendered in the Police Station of the National Police. Now he will be investigated for a crime of murder and robbery for having stolen his cell phone.
«Eli was an icon that knew how to show her sexuality without taboos and that was always very respectful with everyone and defender of the collective in our city«Declared one of his sisters to The North of Castile. It was not a transsexual person as many media have indicated. Eli was Eli, and he didn't need any more labels. «He had the courage to get out of the norm and was a very dear and free person who always rejected the labels«, Pointed out the representatives of the groups that yesterday wrapped up the family during the wake.
The family will prosecute the minor detained: «The only thing we ask for is justice, so that his death does not go unpunished, and respect for Eli's memory. We do not know if it was a hate crime or what exactly happened, but that Eli was given a beating that has cost him his life and that deserves justice.to".
Various associations for rights LGTBI en Valladolid have condemned and regretted the facts and remembered that it has not been the only aggression Lgtbiphobic of the last months. They have convened a rally for the October 20 in repulsion.
El Observatory against LGBTfobia He will appear as a popular accusation in the murder of "Eli" to demand justice and that it be considered a hate crime.
Source: The North of Castile, eldiario.es, El País, ABC
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