“His anger over the encounter led to violence when he hit Nabra with a baseball bat.”After he attacked Ms. Hassanen, Mr. Torres took her in his car to a nearby location in Loudoun County, the police said. Mr. Torres was arrested at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday. PhotoRaymond F. Morrogh, the commonwealth’s attorney for Fairfax County who is prosecuting the case, said Mr. Torres was arraigned on Monday and was jailed without bond. Mr. Torres was assigned a public defender but indicated his aunt might retain a private lawyer, Mr. Morrogh said. On Twitter, Representative Don Beyer of Virginia wrote, “our hearts break” for Ms. Hassanen’s family, friends and fellow congregants.

Source: New York Times June 19, 2017 16:03 UTC