The bodies of two trans women, Layla Pelaez Sánchez, 21, and Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos, 32, have been discovered in a burnt-out car in the coastal town of Humacoa, in Puerto Rico.
The car was discovered on Wednesday (22 April). In a statement, Tori Cooper, the Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), said: “HRC is mourning alongside the loved ones of Serena and Layla, the people of Puerto Rico and the entire transgender