Well-known Georgian transgender model Kesaria Abramidze was stabbed to death at home in Tbilisi on September 18, police said. The Interior Ministry added on September 19 that it had detained a 26-year-old man suspected of carrying out the deadly attack. A case was launched initially into a "premeditated homicide," but later the crime was redefined as a "premeditated homicide under aggravating circumstances." If convicted, the suspect faces life in prison. The attack took place one day after Georgian lawmakers approved laws curbing LGBT rights that allow for bans on cultural events such as Pride marches. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.
