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The Venezuelan man accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was found guilty on all charges, including murder, on Wednesday. A judge handed down the verdict after Jose Ibarra, 26, requested a bench trial. Riley was killed while jogging on the University of Georgia campus in February. Prosecutors said Ibarra also attempted to rape the 22-year-old, “asphyxiating her” and “seriously disfiguring her head by striking her head multiple times with a rock.
”RELATED STORY | Suspect indicted for murder of Laken Riley, peeping on another woman same dayDuring the trial, special prosecutor Sheila Ross told the judge Riley “fought for her life” and “her dignity” during her encounter with Ibarra. The Associated Press reports that Riley's family and friends were crying in the courtroom as the verdict was read. Ibarra did not show any emotion.Riley's murder added to the national conversation about immigration.
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