In a gruesome act, Ruth George, Indian-American student was sexually assaulted and then strangulated to death in Chicago. The victim originally hails from Hyderabad was pursuing honours at the University of Illinois. She was found dead in the back seat of a family-owned vehicle in a campus garage.
The assailant, Donald Thurman, 26, was arrested from a Chicago metro station. He is not associated with the university. He was formally charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault for killing George. The medical examiner ruled George’s death a homicide by strangulation. According to the university, George was a sophomore and kinesiology major. The university said in a statement George’s family reported to the University Police on Saturday that she had not been heard from since Friday evening.
