June 18, 2017 Killing of Nabra Hassanen Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year-old American Muslim girl from Reston, Virginia, was sexually assaulted and killed by an illegal immigrant driver who got angry at a group of muslim teens, drove into the curb, then chased her beat her with a bat, raped and killed her in an apparent road rage incident with no evidence of a hate crime. He pleaded guilty to capital murder, rape and other counts November 28, 2018 in a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. He was intoxicated by alchol and synthetic marijuana and suffers from mental issues.
Wikipedia: Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year-old American Muslim girl from Reston, Virginia, was sexually assaulted and killed.[1] The incident started when the suspect was driving a car and started honking at a boy in a group near a mosque was blocking the street, got upset and drove his car into a curb in a fit of rage. The prime suspect for the murder is Darwin Martinez Torres, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was 22 at the time. Torres was indicted for Hassanen's rape and murder by a grand jury on October 16, 2017.[2] Police have classified the killing as an act of road rage, and not a hate crime.[3] Hassanen's father, Mohmoud Hassanen Aboras, believed his daughter was killed because of her identity as a Muslim[3] – when Hassanen was abducted, she was dressed in a Muslim robe known as abaya.[14] Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman of the Council on American–Islamic Relations, said "there is a strong possibility the crime wouldn't have happened if the teenagers weren't Muslim".[12] A lawyer with CAIR said "Muslim Americans are particularly fearful now."[15]
Darwin Martinez Torres, 25, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to capital murder, rape and other counts Wednesday November 28 as part of a deal with prosecutors as part of a deal with prosecutors that will allow him to avoid the death penalty in a case that generated national attention. authorities (1) In the span of a few chaotic minutes, a driver approached the teens as they walked from a McDonalds, an argument ensued, and suddenly the stranger was pursuing the teens with his car and then on foot with a baseball bat.
Authorities still do not have a motive but the suspect's lawyer said his client was intoxicated with drugs and alcohol as he had consumed 13 to 16 drinks that night and had smoked synthetic marijuana (1).
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- Sterling man pleads guilty to murder in killing of Muslim teen Nabra ... Washington Post Nov 28, 2018 - still do not know a motive for the seemingly random attack, but they have found no evidence of what many feared: that Hassanen was targeted because of her Muslim faith. Nabra’s father, said he still believes his daughter was attacked because she was Muslim. The family plans to put the question to her killer. evaluations have shown Martinez Torres has an IQ of 68 or less and is probably intellectually disabled he has been deeply contrite,” Flood said. “At the time of arrest, he didn’t even know what it meant to be Muslim.(1) ...they were walking back to the mosque when Martinez Torres approached in a dark red car. Martinez Torres pulled up behind a teen riding a bike and honked, sparking an argument, Lingan said. Martinez Torres drove at the teens, hitting the curb of Dranesville Road with a tire. chased down Ms. Hassanen with a baseball bat. He hit her with the bat,(why did he have bat in the car?) the police said, and took her in his car. Her body was found about 11 hours later in a man-made pond in Loudoun County. Mr. Martinez arrested about 5:15 a.m. Sunday after officers spotted him lingering in his car near the search area
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Killing of Nabra Hassanen
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Nabra Hassanen
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Sterling
Killing of Nabra Hassanen (Virginia)
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| Location | Sterling, Virginia, United States |
| Date | June 18, 2017 3 a.m. – 4 a.m. (UTC−04:00) |
Attack type
| Melee |
| Weapons | Baseball bat |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victim | Nabra Hassanen |
Suspected perpetrator
| Darwin Martinez Torres |
| Motive | Road rage |
| Charges | Second-degree murder |
On June 18, 2017, Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year-old American Muslim girl from Reston, Virginia, was sexually assaulted and killed.[1] The prime suspect for the murder is Darwin Martinez Torres, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who was 22 at the time. Torres was indicted for Hassanen's rape and murder by a grand jury on October 16, 2017.[2] Police have classified the killing as an act of road rage, and not a hate crime.[3]
Events[edit]
Nabra Hassanen was a sophomore at South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia, where she would soon be starting her junior year in Fall 2017.[1] On June 18, 2017 it was the month of Ramadan, and Hassanen was with 15 teenage friends near the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center Mosque.[1] As soon as they got some food from a McDonald's nearby, Hassanen and her friends made their way back to the mosque between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m[4] and came into "a dispute with a man driving a red car"; the man was later identified as Darwin Martinez Torres.[1]
Hassanen's group of friends scattered as the man drove onto a curb.[4] He then followed them to a parking lot, got out of the car and chased them.[4] When the man managed to reach Hassanen, he hit her with a baseball bat and put her in the car.[4] As Hassanen's friends ran back to the mosque quickly,[1] the man "drove off with her in his car", took her to a nearby location, and assaulted her again (details of the second assault were not revealed).[4][5] After Hassanen died of "blunt force trauma to her upper body",[4] the man dumped her in a pond near his home.[4][5]
Investigation[edit]
At 4 a.m. of the same day, Fairfax County police started searching for the girl, whose body was found floating in a pond around 3 p.m.[1] The police then noticed a suspicious car in the vicinity and arrested the driver, Darwin Martinez Torres who was later charged with second-degree murder.[1][5]
The day after the killing, the police stated on Twitter that "they are not investigating the attack as a hate crime".[1] The County police spokeswoman said during a news conference that "it appears that the suspect became so enraged over this traffic argument that it escalated into deadly violence".[3] Since the police believed the killing did not seem to be related by either race or religion, it was considered a road rage incident, rather than a hate crime-motivated offence.[3]Fairfax County police chief Edwin Roessler Jr also told the media that they had "absolutely no evidence" showing the killing of Hassanen was caused by hate crime.[5]
Police and prosecutors believe Hassanen was sexually assaulted by her abductor before she was killed.[2]
Suspect[edit]
Darwin Martinez Torres, aged 22, is an illegal immigrant to the United States from El Salvador who worked in construction.[6][7] The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no previous encounters with Torres prior to Hassanen's killing.[7]
Several days before Hassanen's murder, another woman told a representative of Loudoun County's Child Protective Services agency that Torres had punched, choked and sexually assaulted her; she also told the representative that Torres was a member of international criminal gang MS-13. However, the woman declined to press charges against Torres,[8] and Fairfax County police said that they have found no "credible information" that Torres has gang affiliations.[9]
Trial[edit]
On October 16, 2017, a Fairfax County grand jury indicted Torres on eight counts including capital murder and rape. Prosecutors there are seeking the death penalty.[2]
Defense attorney's for Martinez Torres filed a neuropyschologist report that claimed he was "likely intellectually disabled" and further evaluations should be held to determine whether he has the mental capacity to face the death penalty. The motion was filed in May 2018, and lists issues such as significant cognitive limitations, poor memory, and severely impaired judgement and is functionally illiterate. A separate motion for monthly motion hearings was filed in April by the attorneys, as Martinez Torres had difficulty following the legal arguments.[10]
Reaction[edit]
The ADAMS Center Mosque told the public in a statement that the community was devastated by the killing, saying "it is a time for us to come together to pray and care for our youth."[1] On the Internet, some people expressed their outrage by criticizing the decision by police not to look into the killing as a hate crime.[3] Isabella Burton of Vox wrote: "Hassanen has become another example of an innocent victim of Islamophobia."[11]
Around 5,000 mourners attended Hassanen's funeral on June 21 and caused a traffic jam.[5][12] While the majority of the attendees were Muslims, Christians and Jews were also seen.[13] Hassanen's father, Mohmoud Hassanen Aboras, believed his daughter was killed because of her identity as a Muslim[3] – when Hassanen was abducted, she was dressed in a Muslim robe known as abaya.[14] Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman of the Council on American–Islamic Relations, said "there is a strong possibility the crime wouldn't have happened if the teenagers weren't Muslim".[12] A lawyer with CAIR said "Muslim Americans are particularly fearful now."[15]
At a preliminary hearing for Martinez-Torres in October 2017, supports and friends of the victim staged a protest outside of the Fairfax County Courthouse.[16] Friends and family honored Hassanen's 18th birthday by taking part in a charity event and giving back to others.[17]
Aftermath[edit]
On June 20, when citizens of Washington D.C. gathered at the city's park Dupont Circle commemorating Hassanen's death, a 24-year-old man attempted to set fire to a fountain where the memorial took place and was arrested for vandalism.[18] A sergeant later said there was no permanent damage found on the fountain and the police were not sure why the man was around.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i Mallory, Stephanie; Hughes, Mallory (June 19, 2017). "Nabra Hassanen, Muslim teen, killed after leaving Virginia mosque". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Jouvenal, Justin (October 16, 2017). "Prosecutors to pursue death penalty against man accused of killing Nabra Hassanen". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e "Police: Nabra Hassanen killed in 'road rage incident'". Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g Rankin, Sarah; Richer, Alanna Durkin (June 20, 2017). "Nabra Hassanen, Muslim Teen, Was Killed Leaving Mosque Because Of Road Rage: Police". Huffington Post Canada. Associated Press. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e "Nabra Hassanen: spectre of hate crime hangs over teenager's funeral". The Guardian. Associated Press. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Sinclair, Harriet (June 20, 2017). "Who Is Darwin Martinez-Torres? Suspect in Murder of Muslim Teen Is Held by ICE". Newsweek. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Haag, Matthew (June 20, 2017). "Man Charged With Killing Muslim Teenager Entered United States Illegally, Authorities Say". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ Jackman, Tom; Jouvenal, Justin (June 27, 2017). "Suspect in killing of Muslim teen had been accused of a previous assault, report says". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ Jouvenal, Justin (June 28, 2017). "Police find no 'credible evidence' that Muslim girl's alleged killer is a gang member". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Expert: Man set for trial in killing of Muslim teen may be too impaired to face death penalty". Washington Post. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Tara Isabella Burton. "Nabra Hassanen's murder may not be a hate crime. It's still a tragedy for Muslim Americans". Vox. Retrieved June 29, 2017. As a young woman, beloved by her community, Hassanen has become another example of an innocent victim of Islamophobia: a girl who, according to classmates, had "no enemies."
- ^ Jump up to:a b Birchall, Guy (June 21, 2017). "Nabra Hassanen death – Outrage as death of Muslim girl 'abducted and beaten with a baseball bat on her way home from a mosque' is classified as 'road rage' by cops". The Sun. The Sun. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Barakat, Matthew (June 21, 2017). "Thousands Mourn Nabra Hassanen, the Virginia Teen Who Was Beaten to Death". The Time. Associated Press. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Shugerman, Emily (June 20, 2017). "Nabra Hassanen: Police investigating whether murdered Muslim teen was sexually assaulted". The Independent. The Independent. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Antonia Blumberg. "Police Call Teen's Beating Death 'Road Rage.' That Doesn't Sit Well With Muslim Americans". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Gadeir Abbas, senior litigation attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Muslim Americans are particularly fearful now.
- ^ "Man faces capital rape, murder charges in death of Muslim teen Nabra Hassanen". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "On 18th birthday, slain Fairfax Co. teen honored through volunteer work | WTOP". WTOP. April 14, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to:a b Brennan, Christopher (June 21, 2017). "Man sets fire to memorial for slain Virginia teen Nabra Hassanen". New York Daily News. New York Daily News. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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“road rage incident” that erupted after Mr. Martinez, who was driving a car, came upon the group around 3:40 a.m. Sunday near the All Dulles Area Muslim Society mosque. They were returning there after taking an early-morning break at a fast-food restaurant. On the way back to the mosque, Mr. Martinez pulled up on a boy in the group riding a bicycle in the street, the police said. Mr. Torres believed the boy was blocking the street, got upset and drove his car into a curb in a fit of rage, the police said.
35 Illegal Aliens Accused of Preventable Crimes in 2017 | Breitbart Dec 21, 2017 - Darwin Martinez Torres, a 22-year-old from El Salvador,
Virginia Community Mourns Muslim Teen Killed On Her Way To Mosque NPR
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