Recently, Laken Hope Riley, a student of Augusta University College of Nursing in Athens, died under suspicious circumstances. Everyone is shocked by this heart-wrenching murder. The statement of police officers has come on the death of the student. They say the suspect did not go to nursing school. Not only this, officials say that he is not even an American citizen.
Georgia University Police Chief Jeff Clarke said during a conversation with American news media outlets that this action was done with bad intentions, taking advantage of the opportunity.
According to the police, the person who has been arrested is a resident of Athens. According to officials, the name of the suspected accused is Antonio Ibarra. His current age is only 26 years. If the charges against Antonio Ibarra are proved, he may face jail in cases related to kidnapping, murder and hiding clues of murder.
The body of the deceased nursing student was found on Thursday (22 February 2024) near a lake located on the campus of the University of Georgia. It is being told that someone committed the murder while she was jogging in the morning.
The Athens-Clarke County coroner says he died of head injuries. According to Clark, this is a strange incident. We haven’t seen a murder before at the University of Georgia in 30 years.
University spokesperson Greg Trevor says that we want to emphasize that this incident should be thoroughly investigated. The news of the incident was given by Riley’s friend. She informed the police in the afternoon that she had gone for jogging in the field, but she has not returned yet. After which the police found his dead body near the lake during investigation.
