don’t know enough about the case but it sounds like that was not the case but who knows. I do believe that the transgendered person needs to be charged and the courts need to figure out what actually happen. I don’t trust stament’s from anyone on this.
history I have a sibling who is transgendered and fear for her safety because when some one discovers the lie about what sex they actually our it can become violent especially if there had been any sort of sexual attraction before finding out....and as far as I am concerned it is as bad as rape if someone who is transgendered has sex without informing there partner of there real sexual identity.
I can easily see this as a case of the guy no knowing that he is harassing a transgendered girl (man) upon finding out that she is a he it becomes violent and someone gets killed but like I said the police are going to have to investigate it and the courts are going to have to figure out what happened.
With all due sympathy for your family situation which can not be an easy thing to deal with, "her" does not apply to your sibling.
History: I had a younger brother who was homosexual; I never knew until after his death at 41 in San Francisco. I have a nephew in his early twenties who is dressing and behaving female. I do NOT call him "her" or "she" as doing so would denote acceptance of his illness as OK and not in need of treatment.