One of the NYC morgues, in Midtown East
Photo: Andrés Correa Guatarasma / Courtesy
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Kabary Salem, a 52-year-old former Olympic boxer, was extradited from Egypt to the United States on charges of strangling his daughter Ola Salem, found dead and covered in leaves in a NYC park.
The body was found in Bloomingdale Park, Staten Island, the October 24, 2019. Days later he was identified as that of the 25 year old, who was volunteer in a domestic violence shelter.
A police source commented to Pix11 which is believed that Ola was murdered in Pennsylvania, where he was helping his father open a restaurant, and that he He was not happy with his daughter’s boyfriend.
“We believe the father found out that she was still dating the boyfriend and did not comply with the Muslim religion “, the unidentified source said. “He planned all this.”
Using surveillance video, investigators were able to track the father’s movements before the daughter’s body was discovered. Then gave “Inconsistent statements” that did not match some of the surveillance tests.
Kabary Salem represented Egypt at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics as a boxer. The surveillance footage was filed with the Staten Island district attorney’s office, which decided there was enough evidence to charge him for the murder of his daughter. He was extradited from his country at the end of last week.
The young woman was described in a GoFundMe page as a “committed volunteer” to help victims of domestic abuse. The portal asks for money to support other women in this situation.
Boxer dad may have killed daughter in PA and dumped her in Staten Island, source says https://t.co/7Dhf44LNt7
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) December 21, 2020
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