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. In March, three LGBTI people were lured to a house by men they met on social media, who abused them while subjecting them to homophobic insults.
Kwa mujibu wa taarifa za Shirika la Kutetea Haki za Wanawake Kivulini, lenye makao yake jijini Mwanza, kati ya Januari hadi Septemba mwaka 2013 pekee, wanawake 14 waliuawa kikatili katika Wilaya za Butiama na Musoma, kwa baadhi yao kuchinjwa na kuondolewa sehemu za siri (maarufu kamamemory card) kwa imani za kishirikina.