Report details suspect’s behavior in 2023, years before killings of University of South Florida doctoral students | CNN

Three years before he was accused of killing two doctoral students in Florida, a domestic violence incident with Hisham Abugharbieh’s brother and mother highlighted his family’s concerns about what they called his erratic behavior. During the May 9, 2023, incident, Abugharbieh began arguing with his brother regarding his “erratic behavior,” according to the police report obtained by CNN. The brother began recording Abugharbieh, who eventually punched his sibling, causing him to fall to the ground, according to the report. According to the report, Abugharbieh also kicked his mother in the back during the encounter, causing her to fall. The police report outlines Abugharbieh’s alleged behavior before he was later charged with killing his roommate, Zamil Limon, and Nahida Bristy, both 27-year-old University of South Florida students originally from Bangladesh. The two were last seen nearly two weeks ago in Tampa. Limon’s body was found on a bridge a week later, and investigators believe Bristy was also killed. Another set of human remains were later found, but they have not yet been confirmed to be Bristy’s. During an interview with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Of