Was Nabra Hassanen's Murder Really A Case Road Rage?

Nabra Hassanen was a sophomore at South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia.
June 18, 2017 Hassanen was with 15 teenage friends near the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center Mosque.

As soon as they got some food from a McDonald's nearby, Hassanen and her friends made their way back to the mosque between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.

All the girls were wearing hijabs and Nabra was wearing a long Muslim dress with it.

One of her friends that was on his bike got into an argument with a man in his car, later identified as Darwin Martinez Torres.

After pursuing the group in his car, Torres parked and then chased them on foot, a metal baseball bat in his hand.

Torres, beat Nabra with the bat and then drove her to a nearby pond and raped her.

After she died of blunt force trama, Torres dumped her in the pond.

Hours after the killing, according to a police warrant, Torres was apprehended by police, admitted to the attack, and led them to her body.

Darwin Martinez Torres, was 22, is an illegal immigrant.

He is from El Salvador and worked in construction.

Torres was a member of international criminal gang MS-13. 

Days before Hassanen's murder, a woman told a representative of Loudoun County's Child Protective Services agency that Torres had punched, choked and sexually assaulted her. 

The woman declined to press charges against Torres.

October 16, 2017, Fairfax County grand jury indicted Torres on eight counts including capital murder and rape. 

Prosecutors there are seeking the death penalty.

Defense attorney's for Martinez Torres filed a report that claiming he was "likely intellectually disabled" and further evaluations should be held to determine whether he has the mental capacity to face the death penalty. 

The motion was filed in May 2018, and lists issues such as significant cognitive limitations, poor memory, and severely impaired judgement and is functionally illiterate. 

A separate motion for monthly motion hearings was filed in April by the attorneys, as Martinez Torres had difficulty following the legal arguments.

Do you think this is a racially motivated crime or is it just road rage gone too far?