US university student killed on campus honoured as suspect’s immigration status fuels debate
While mourners spoke at a vigil honouring a beloved student found dead on the University of Georgia campus, her suspected killer's immigration status has renewed debate over immigration policies.
Laken Hope Riley, who was a nursing student at a nearby school and had been a UGA student until May 2023, was found dead on Thursday after jogging near a lake on campus.
The 22-year-old died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson.
Arrest affidavits released today give a few more details into what authorities say happened to Riley.
One alleges the assailant caused bodily harm "by seriously disfiguring her body or a member thereof by disfiguring her skull".
An investigator also alleges the suspected killer concealed ...