A transgender woman who was a well-known activist and performer in Miami was murdered on Tuesday. Media reports indicate Yuniesky “Yuni” Carey Herrera’s boyfriend, Ygor Arrudasouza, stabbed her 36 times inside their apartment near the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami.
Arrudasouza on Wednesday during his first court appearance confessed he was under the influence of methamphetamines when he used a fork and a knife to stab Carey, 39, in a fit of rage.
Arrudasouza, a 27-year-old dancer of Brazilian origin, has been charged with second-degree murder. Arrudasouza in an emotional confession claimed he “deserves the punishment that comes to him.” Media reports say Arrudasouza called 911 at around 4:25 a.m.