David/Sonia Burgess

Immigration lawyer who specialized in assisting asylum seekers -- via the Guardian. He was also transgendered; this may have motivated his murderer. UPDATE: A special Jan. 9 report from the Guardian on this person's extraordinary life --

Dec. 12, 2011 -- Sad update. It turns out that Sonia was killed by a mentally ill client she was trying to help. Here are details from the Telegraph --