Mutilated body of transgender woman found – Latest News

By Puyeipawa Nakashole and Shelleygan Petersen

May 2, 2024

The body of a transgender woman (30), identified as Christof Fredricks, was discovered with 32 stab wounds and her private parts cut off at 7de Laan of Otjomuise in Windhoek on Thursday.

Fredricks, who was a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and other communities and preferred to identify as female, was last seen by family members Wednesday morning when she packed her clothes to visit a friend’s house. place.

Fredrick’s aunt, Beniqna Visser, says she was at home when she received a random call from a community member telling her that “an (offensive term) had been murdered” in Otjomuise.

“My heart immediately skipped a beat as soon as I received the call because according to the caller, the deceased is identified as ‘Sexy Charmy’, which is what we call him at home.

“When we arrived at the scene, we immediately saw her black dress, her hair and her underwear on the floor,” Visser says.

The emotional Visser, who was left in shock, says a part of her is still in denial and is hoping Fredricks will return home.

With a trembling voice and a face covered in tears, Visser questioned why someone would be “so cruel to carry out such a horrific act.”

“I think this was done by two or more people because how can someone cut off Fredrick’s private parts and put it on his chest? His body had about 32 stab wounds all over it,” he says.

“At this point, we have no idea who could have done this because she never told us who she was romantically involved with.”

Police spokesperson Elifas Kuwinga confirmed that Fredrick’s mutilated body was discovered by a passerby on a riverbed next to Chairman Mao Zendong Secondary School in Otjomuise.

“The body has multiple stab wounds and the deceased’s private part was cut off and placed on his chest. What was suspected to be his clothing was found some distance from the body, along Ghanzi Street, as well as several blood stains along the street,” Kuwinga says.

Kuwinga further says that Fredrick’s aunt said he left home on Wednesday morning between 10:00 and 11:00 in the company of a friend and never returned home.

“The last they knew, they were separated from the friend in the shops of Otjomuise, until the discovery of his mutilated body this (Thursday) morning. Investigations continue,” says Kuwinga.