Accused Killer Of Reston Teen Gets Court Date: Report

RESTON, VA — The man accused of murdering a Reston teen in a fit of road rage last month has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13, in Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, according to a report.

Connection Newspapers reports that 22-year-old Darwin Martinez Torres, a resident of Sterling and immigrant from El Salvador, will face Judge Kimberly Daniel after being accused of killing 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen of Reston.

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The murder set off a nationwide firestorm, as Hassanen was a Muslim and walking with friends toward her mosque during Ramadan when Martinez Torres beat her to death and dumped her in a pond. However, Fairfax County Police claim that there is no indication that Martinez Torres attacked Hassanen for her faith, and that the tragic incident stemmed from an escalating dispute between Martinez Torres, who was driving, and the group of friends Hassanen was walking with. Friends and family doubt this explanation, however.

Hassanen, a sophomore at South Lakes High School, was walking at around 4 a.m. in Herndon on June 18 with about 15 other teenagers when Martinez Torres came upon the group. A boy on a bike started arguing with him, and Martinez Torres drove his car up on a curb, prompting the group to scatter, according to reports.

He got out of his car with a baseball bat and caught up to Hassanen, assaulting her and eventually killing her.

Image of Hassanen's locker at South Lakes High School courtesy Kahlil Dover