A Colombian student extradited to Australia for murder has admitted killing a Sydney sex worker in a rage after learning she was transgender. 9News
Hector Enrique Valencia Valencia appeared in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday, pleading not guilty to murdering Kimberly McRae at her Coogee apartment between January 7 and 14, 2020.
Defence barrister Claire Wasley said Valencia had arranged to obtain services, answering an online ad from McRae on January 8."It is the accused's case that he did not know the deceased was 69 years of age or was transgender," Wasley said.Crown prosecutor Craig Everson SC told Justice Dina Yehia that Valencia, who was studying in Australia at the time of the killing, then wrestled McRae on the ground after he punched her.
Valencia admitted submerging three Apple iPhones belonging to McRae in her toilet to try to cover up the text messages they had exchanged before the killing.In a chat on Facebook Messenger to a friend on January 10, he explained why he was suddenly departing Australia. Valencia sold his motorbike, used his landlord's credit card to buy plane tickets and then boarded a flight to Colombia on January 11.
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