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US Marine fought but did not murder Philippine transgender: lawyer

A US Marine accused of murder told a Philippine court Monday he fought with and subdued a transgender Filipina in self-defence but denied murdering her, his lawyer said.

Eight months after he was charged over the death of a local transgender woman named Jennifer Laude, Joseph Scott Pemberton admitted they fought after oral sex because Laude did not have a female organ, lawyer Rowena Flores said.

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