Nahida Bristy: Remains identified as missing USF student
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- Human remains found near a Tampa Bay bridge have been identified as Nahida Bristy, the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister.
- Bristy and fellow doctoral student Zamil Limon, both 27 and from Bangladesh, were last seen on April 16; Limon’s body was found on April 24 on the Howard Frankland Bridge.
- Another set of decomposed remains, believed to be Bristy’s, was discovered two days later in a black trash bag tied similarly to the one containing Limon’s body, with both victims showing multiple stab wounds.
- Limon’s roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, is charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder and additional related charges; he remains in custody awaiting trial.
- Bristy was a promising chemical engineering doctoral student with degrees from Bangladesh universities, and her death is mourned by family and academic communities as a significant loss.
