April 25 (UPI) -- A man was charged Saturday for the murders of two missing University of South Florida doctoral students after the body of one of them was found.
Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, has been charged with two counts of first-degree, premeditated murder with a weapon in the deaths of the two students: Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, both 27. The pair, both from Bangladesh, had been missing for a week.
Abugharbieh and Limon were roommates. Bristy lived separately on campus. A USF spokesperson said Abugharbieh is not enrolled at the university, but he studied business management there from spring 2021 to spring 2023, The New York Times reported. Abugharbieh is an American-born citizen.
Limon's body was found on the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa Friday. Bristy has not been found, but divers have been searching the waters near where Limon's body was found. The bridge connects Tampa and St. Petersburg across Old Tampa Bay.
"Evidence was presented to the State Attorney's Office, resulting in further charges against Abugharbieh. At this time, the search for Bristy continues," the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
