[19-year-old receives four life sentences for Halifax County double murder]Prosecutors in Halifax County said Mohamed Aly pled guilty on Thursday to killing 21-year-old Joel Bianda and 18-year-old Ayanna Griffin. However, authorities still don’t know his motive. Aly confessed that he shot the couple and left their bodies on the side of Highway 58. “I’ll never get to see her married, I’ll never get to see her have kids, graduate college...you know, I don’t get to see that. I don’t get to see her grow up.”Griffin said she also believes Aly pled guilty to avoid the death penalty.

HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. – A 19-year-old will spend the rest of his life in prison after murdering two people in Halifax County earlier this year. [‘A parent’s true nightmare’: Parents ‘lost’ after child killed in Halifax County double murder]After Thursday’s proceedings, Halifax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tracy Martin released the summary of facts against Aly in this case. From there, Aly had a friend from Alexandria pick them up, telling that friend he was in a car crash. [Victim’s father believes Halifax County double-murder suspect ‘definitely deserves’ life in prison]Once arrested, Aly led authorities to the gun and magazine he discarded in the woods. Family members of both victims traveled to Halifax County on Thursday and several gave statements to the court about the impact of losing their loved ones.

HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. – The 18-year-old man charged in a double-murder investigation in Halifax County appeared in court on Tuesday. That suspect, Mohamed Aly, appeared via video feed for Tuesday’s proceeding in Halifax General District Court. If he hires an attorney before then, the attorney will notify the court. Mohamed’s teachers and classmates all liked him according to Hakim and he didn’t think his son would do anything like this. “Other people in my family think that it’s not fair that he’s breathing and Ayanna’s not.”