https://www.9news.com.au/national/h...e-sydney/f8e9f89e-e0bc-4ecb-bcf4-3e4095f726c3
A Colombian student choked a transgender sex worker to death because he was “angry” and felt “tricked” into having sex with a man, a court has been told.
A Colombian national who
killed a sex worker in her apartment after learning she was transgender will spend at least six years and nine months in
jail.
The 23-year-old flew into a rage after learning McRae was transgender, punching her twice before a struggle on the darkened apartment's floor as she defended herself.
He placed the electrical cord of a lamp over her neck with some force for several seconds, causing her death.
Valencia went to her apartment on the afternoon of January 8 to engage the services of a “MILF with G-cup breasts”, who had advertised herself as being 38 years old.
However, he told a court he became suspicious that the sex worker was transgender after she performed oral sex on him for less than ten minutes.
Valencia was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter in February following a judge-alone trial.
"Angry or not, the offender should have simply left the deceased's unit rather than reacting with violence," the judge said, sentencing Valencia on Friday.
McRae's already decomposing body was found covered with a pillow and a bloodied blanket. She was wearing tights and a grey long-sleeved top which was pulled down, exposing her breasts.
While he did not seek help for McRae after rendering her unconscious, Valencia left the unit likely realising she was dead, and his failure to render assistance did not contribute to it, the judge said.
"Instead, it demonstrates callousness on behalf of the offender and a lack of remorse immediately after the offending," she said.
