Va u
Batchiga i
is
suspected
of
fi st-deg ee
mu de
i
the
death
of
U ive sity
of
A izo a
stude t
Julissa
Rubi
Salaza .
(Sc ee g ab
f om
YT
video)
A
I dia
ma
accused
of
killi g
his
19-yea -old
gi lf ie d
i
Tucso ,
A izo a,
was
a ested
i
Ge ma y
afte
allegedly
fleei g
the
US.Va u
Batchiga i,
20,
is
suspected
of
fi st-deg ee
mu de
i
the
death
of
U ive sity
of
A izo a
stude t
Julissa
Rubi
Salaza ,
who
pla ed
to
b eak
up
with
him
ove
his
histo y
of
domestic
viole ce.
Salaza
was
fou d
dead
i side
he
apa tme t
o
August
6,
the
US
media
outlet
13
News
epo ted.Acco di g
to
the
Tucso
Police
Depa tme t,
office s
a d
fi efighte s
espo ded
to
the
apa tme t
a ou d
4pm
afte
Salaza ‘s
family
equested
a
welfa e
check.She
was
fou d
u espo sive
o
the
floo
with
sig s
of
t auma.
I vestigato s
fou d
ma ks
a d
sc atches
a ou d
he
eck,
p ompti g
police
to
t eat
the
death
as
a
suspected
homicide.
allegedly
pla ed
to
e d
elatio ship
to
a
felo y
wa a t
cited
by
13
News,
a
oommate
told
i vestigato s
that
Salaza
had
bee
pla i g
to
b eak
up
with
Batchiga i.The
oommate
also
alleged
that
Salaza
had
p eviously
bee
sexually
assaulted
by
Batchiga i
a d
said
she
was
af aid
of
him
because
of
his
histo y
of
viole t
behaviou .A othe
oommate
told
i vestigato s
that
she
hea d
loud
sc eami g
a d
yelli g
f om
Salaza ‘s
oom
o
August
5,
a
day
befo e
he
death.
The
distu ba ce
epo tedly
lasted
seve al
mi utes,
followed
by
a
b ief
sile ce
a d
a othe
outbu st.The
oommate
late
texted
Salaza
to
check
if
she
was
okay.
Salaza
epo tedly
eplied
that
she
was
fi e
a d
that
it
was
“just
a
a gume t”.
faced
p evious
assault
allegatio s
media
epo ts
citi g
cou t
eco ds
said
Batchiga i
had
p eviously
bee
i volved
i
a
assault
case
ha dled
by
the
U ive sity
of
A izo a
Police
Depa tme t.He
also
had
a
ope
c imi al
case
i
Pima
Cou ty
i volvi g
allegatio s
of
assault
a d
k owi gly
causi g
i ju y,
filed
o
May
26.The
New
Yo k
Post
epo ted
that
Batchiga i
had
bee
expelled
f om
the
U ive sity
of
A izo a
followi g
a
fight.
He
was
studyi g
busi ess
a alytics
at
the
u ive sity,
acco di g
to
a
video
posted
by
him
o
YouTube.He
had
also
ece tly
lost
his
job,
which
epo tedly
affected
his
ability
to
pay
e t
a d
put
his
visa
status
at
isk.
allegedly
fled
US
afte
killi g
said
Batchiga i
left
Tucso
I te atio al
Ai po t
afte
Salaza ‘s
death
a d
t avelled
to
Housto
befo e
boa di g
a
flight
to
Be li ,
Ge ma y.I vestigato s
believe
he
was
attempti g
to
co ti ue
his
jou ey
to
I dia.
A
a est
wa a t
was
issued,
followi g
which
A izo a
autho ities
wo ked
with
US
fede al
age cies
a d
Ge ma
autho ities
to
detai
him
afte
he
a ived
i
Ge ma y.Acco di g
to
the
Tucso
Police
Depa tme t,
Batchiga i
allegedly
used
Salaza ‘s
ba k
ca d
to
a a ge
t a spo tatio
to
the
ai po t
befo e
flyi g
to
Housto
a d
the
Ge ma y.Batchiga i
is
expected
to
be
ext adited
to
A izo a,
whe e
he
will
face
a
fi st-deg ee
mu de
cha ge
a d
be
booked
i to
the
Pima
Cou ty
Adult
Dete tio
Ce te .
The
i vestigatio
emai s
o goi g.
