Seattle man on trial for alleged hate crime attack on transgender woman in U-District

Andre Karlow faces a jury in King County Superior Court, accused of beating a transgender woman who suffered broken teeth and bruises in the attack.

SEATTLE — A Seattle man is standing trial on a hate crime charge after allegedly attacking a transgender woman in Seattle’s University District last March, with prosecutors arguing the unprovoked assault was fueled by hatred and preceded by targeted slurs.

Andre Karlow faces a jury in King County Superior Court, accused of beating Andie Holcepl, a transgender woman who suffered broken teeth and bruises in the attack. Opening statements were delivered Wednesday, and Holcepl took the stand to testify about the

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