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22 Year Old Trans Man Luis Ángel Díaz Castro Killed by Domestic Partner in Puerto Rico — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
Luis Ángel Díaz Castro was killed 12 Aug 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico by his ex-domestic partner. Luis identified as a Latino trans man and lived in the El Trébol residential complex, in Río Piedras.
His mother reported him missing, she hadn’t seen him since the Monday before. She told police that her son had reported his ex-partner Domingo Rafael Aquino Ubri for domestic violence. She gave permission for them to search his apartment. Police found Luis’ body in the closet of one of the rooms with various fabrics and objects on top. It was reported that the body did not show visible signs of violence since it was in a state of decomposition.
Ubri was in police custody for an unrelated robbery. The previous Monday, when Díaz Castro disappeared, Aquino Ubri left the prison where he had been admitted for a case of gender violence. Díaz Castro had filed a complaint against his partner and was accused. The case is pending hearing.
Luis was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He graduated from Luis Muñoz Rivera High School. He then studied at Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo and was working for the Department of Education at the time of his death.
