Three friends of the victim interviewed by Human Rights Watch said they were afraid to report the killing to police, out of fear that as transgender women, they could be arrested.
Anasema pamoja na watu wanaokodiwa kutekeleza unyama huo kufahamika na jamii husika, watu wanaogopa kuwataja kwa kuwa wanaamini watarudi kijijini na aliyewataja atakuwa hatarini.