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Arequipa Court Conditionally Convicts Mother for Abuse of Trans Teen

The ruling applies Peru's Law No. 30364 to identity‑motivated family violence.

Overview

  • Lizeth Valencia admitted responsibility through an early plea, leading to a condemnatory ruling held in reserve with 18 months of conduct rules.
  • Court-ordered measures include an anger and impulse control program, civil reparation to the victim, and quarterly check-ins with the court.
  • Noncompliance would activate a custodial term of 1 year, 9 months, and 15 days set by the judge.
  • Prosecutor Nadielka Torres Silloca of the specialized Arequipa unit sustained the case, documenting physical and psychological harm linked to rejection of gender identity.
  • The assault occurred on September 11, 2023, near a public transport terminal in José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, where the mother pulled and struck the 17-year-old and repeatedly refused her social name.