VIDEO: A man attacked a transgender woman in Dallas

Dallas police arrested a 29-year-old man accused of beat a transgender woman Last Friday, after a road accident.

Edward Thomas was arrested by agents at 9:30 am on Sunday for serious badault on the girl. Muhlaysia Booker, 23 years.

User Taj Mahal shared on Facebook the video of the attack, in which we see how a man dressed in a white shirt repeatedly charges Muhlaysia Booker, who appears with a pink wig and a navy blue top.

"It's a hate crime! Muhlaysia Booker do not worry, sister, I have the video for the Dallas police. It's a hate crime and those who participated will be treated, "said the message that the user wrote next to the video.

On Facebook, a user has broadcast the video of the beating (Video: Facebook @TajMahal)

In the images, the homophobic cries and the insults of the crowd are heard in the background. The victim was beaten until he lost consciousness. In the last seconds, a group of women intervenes and among all, they carry the girl to a safe place.

As the family of Muhlaysia Booker explained to the local TV channel WFAA, the attackers caused several fractures in the face and injuries to the right arm.

"I only pray that these people find in their hearts the form of accept everyone as he is, as God does, "said Booker's grandmother in an interview with the television channel NBC.

Sending to the channel, the girl's father told him that he had been harbaded in the past to be a transgender woman. He called the attackers "cowards" and said he expected the attack to be treated as a hate crime.

In this regard, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings confirmed that the authorities were investigating whether there was transphobic behavior or whether the attack had been triggered. for another reason.

"I am in contact with the chief of police and she badures me that the ministry is conducting a thorough investigation into the case, including the possibility that it was a hate crime. Those who did that do not represent Dallas's sense of the LGBTQ community. We do not tolerate this type of behavior, "the mayor wrote on his Facebook account.

However, some people have claimed that Muhlaysia Booker was the first to fight, attacking a woman first. The 23-year-old girl is defended against these accusations in the social network and said that "there is no video in which I see myself attacking a cisgender woman. I was not raised to hit a woman"he said.

GoFundme allowed a group of people to promote an initiative to raise funds and cover medical expenses from Muhlaysia Booker. In 21 hours, they managed to raise $ 460, on a target of $ 7,500.

Although more than one attacker appears in the video, the font has not yet confirmed if they stop someone else. Edward Thomas has already been transferred to the county jail.