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Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Killing Trans Woman Islan Nettles

HeadlineApr 20, 2016

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.”

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