FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) – A Virginia teen has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, who was found strangled and buried at a Mount Vernon-area park last year.
News outlets report 18-year-old Nebiyu Ebrahim pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2018 death of 16-year-old Jholie Moussa. Ebrahim was 17 years old when arrested in Moussa's slaying. He previously was convicted of assaulting her.
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Fairfax County prosecutor Casey Lingan says Ebrahim strangled Moussa at the park that January and hid her body under a pile of leaves. Lingan says Ebrahim tried to hide the crime by sending a text from Moussa's phone saying she was headed to a party. Lingan says Ebrahim later buried Moussa in a shallow grave that he dug with a chef's knife. Ebrahim may be sentenced in September.