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Two Men Charged with Strangling Trans Woman on UW Campus

9/3/2026

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Police charged men with assault after a transgender woman reported being strangled on UW-Madison campus on September 1.
The suspects were identified as 31-year-old Yorfred H. Marcano Gutierrez and 27-year-old Arturo R. Santos Albujas.
Arturo R. Santos Albujas allegedly grabbed her neck, ripped hair extensions into the lake, and struck her.
Yorfred H. Marcano Gutierrez allegedly strangled her and tried to force sexual acts.
Albujas was held on $100,000 bail, Gutierrez on $75,000, with hearings set for September 8.

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Police charged men with assault after a transgender woman reported being strangled on UW-Madison campus on September 1.
The suspects were identified as 31-year-old Yorfred H. Marcano Gutierrez and 27-year-old Arturo R. Santos Albujas.
Arturo R. Santos Albujas allegedly grabbed her neck, ripped hair extensions into the lake, and struck her.
Yorfred H. Marcano Gutierrez allegedly strangled her and tried to force sexual acts.
Albujas was held on $100,000 bail, Gutierrez on $75,000, with hearings set for September 8.