Nabra Hassanen abducted and murdered 'in hate crime' on her way to mosque in Virginia
Nabra Hassanen, 17, was on her way to prayers after breakfast yesterday when she was confronted by a man who drove past in a car.
She was assaulted and became separated from her four friends, police said. She was believed to have tripped over her clothes before she was attacked.
The other teenagers made it safely to the mosque where they notified the authorities and a search was launched for the girl. A body was later found in a pond near Ridgetop Circle in Sterling, about three miles from where the attack took place.
The girls had been to a sleepover the previous night at an Islamic institution nearby.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/muslim-girl-abducted-and-murdered-in-hate-crime-on-her-way-to-mosque-in-virginia-a3568081.html
She had the face of an angel. A smile that could light up an entire city.
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...the local authorities seem very intent on emphasizing this was NOT a hate crime.
...unrelated to the victim's religion or ethnicity.
