Autopsy shows transgender asylum-seeker who died in ICE custody was beaten up
Report stated that the 33-year-old's body was marked by "deep bruises" and "contusions" which were consistent with "blows and/or kicks and possible strikes with a blunt object."
A transgender asylum-seeker, identified as 33-year-old Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez, who reportedly fell sick and died in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may have been beaten up while she was in the federal custody, an independent autopsy report has revealed.
The report stated that the 33-year-old's body was marked by "deep bruises" and "contusions" which were consistent with "blows and/or kicks and possible strikes with a blunt object," The Washington Post reported on Monday. Hernández 's wrist reportedly showed signs of extensive hemorrhaging, which is "typical of handcuff injuries." The news outlet also added that the autopsy was commisioned by Hernández’s family.