Woman ID'd In Dumpster Murder; Boyfriend Charged In Crime: Cops

SANTA ANA, CA — The body of a woman found in an Anaheim trash bin was identified, her alleged killer charged Friday for her murder, Anaheim police said. Amer Saleh Alhasan, a 28-year-old La Habra, was arrested on Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, after checking in for an international flight to Jordan where he has family, Anaheim Police Sgt. Daron Wyatt said.

The victim, 38-year-old Tyanie Ly of Santa Ana, was found stuffed into a duffel bag about 2:15 a.m. Tuesday in a dumpster behind a condominium complex at the 2100 block of S. Euclid St.

"Someone made the discovery while going through the bin looking for recyclables," Wyatt said.

Alhasan was being held on $5 million bail, but police planned to ask a judge at the defendant's arraignment Friday afternoon to rescind bail because he's "an obvious flight risk," Wyatt said.

Alhasan had brought a "significant amount of personal belongings with him" and was awaiting his flight when police arrived and arrested him without incident, the sergeant said.

"If we were about two or three hours later, he would have been out of the country," Wyatt said.

Alhasan allegedly fled Jordan because of a sexual assault in that country, Wyatt said. He was also arrested for a crime in California previously, but was not charged, the sergeant said.

The victim was the mother of three young children, the oldest 12 years old, Wyatt said. Her family called police when they were unable to contact her, which helped investigators focus in on Alhasan as a suspect, Wyatt said.

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