# Judge Reclassifies Mexico's First Transfemicide as Femicide

A Mexican judge reclassified the death of Paola Buenrostro from homicide to aggravated femicide.

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A judge in Mexico City determined on Friday that the assassination of Paola Buenrostro, recognized as the first transfemicide in Mexico, would be processed as aggravated femicide instead of homicide. [^1]

The Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México (FGJ CDMX) announced that Arturo 'N' was linked to the process for the alleged femicide of Paola Buenrostro, a trans woman, and that the crime was reclassified as the first transfeminicide in the country. [^2]

The Fiscalía de la Ciudad de México stated that the legal classification of the case will change from qualified homicide to aggravated femicide, which is a crime committed for reasons of gender. [^3]

The presumed responsible party, identified as Arturo 'N', was processed for femicide and will remain in preventive detention. [^4]

After the first judicial hearing, trans activists denounced that Paola Buenrostro's crime was processed as homicide and that the victim was identified as a man during the initial hearing, prompting hours of protests at the Fiscalía's facilities. [^5]

Kenya Cuevas, a trans activist and friend of Paola Buenrostro who has led the fight for justice, celebrated the reclassification 'with gender perspective' and declared 'Today is a historic day for trans women in Mexico.' [^6]

The reclassification to aggravated femicide allows Paola Buenrostro's death to be investigated and judged with a gender perspective, considering the context and gender-related reasons of the facts. [^7]

Trans activists protested for several hours at the Fiscalía facilities after the initial judicial hearing identified the victim as male, alleging the crime was processed as homicide rather than transfemicide. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. A judge in Mexico City determined on Friday that the assassination of Paola Buenrostro, recognized as the first transfemicide in Mexico, would be processed as aggravated femicide instead of homicide. (El Día, News)
2. The Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México (FGJ CDMX) announced that Arturo 'N' was linked to the process for the alleged femicide of Paola Buenrostro, a trans woman, and that the crime was reclassified as the first transfeminicide in the country. (El Financiero, News)
3. The Fiscalía de la Ciudad de México stated that the legal classification of the case will change from qualified homicide to aggravated femicide, which is a crime committed for reasons of gender. (El Día, News)
4. The presumed responsible party, identified as Arturo 'N', was processed for femicide and will remain in preventive detention. (El Día, News)
5. After the first judicial hearing, trans activists denounced that Paola Buenrostro's crime was processed as homicide and that the victim was identified as a man during the initial hearing, prompting hours of protests at the Fiscalía's facilities. (El Financiero, News)
6. Kenya Cuevas, a trans activist and friend of Paola Buenrostro who has led the fight for justice, celebrated the reclassification 'with gender perspective' and declared 'Today is a historic day for trans women in Mexico.' (El Financiero, News)
7. The reclassification to aggravated femicide allows Paola Buenrostro's death to be investigated and judged with a gender perspective, considering the context and gender-related reasons of the facts. (El Financiero, News)
8. Trans activists protested for several hours at the Fiscalía facilities after the initial judicial hearing identified the victim as male, alleging the crime was processed as homicide rather than transfemicide. (El Día, News)

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