Man Accused of Spa Murders of Asian Women Charged With Domestic Terrorism - Jury Could Add Hate
Man Accused of Spa Murders of Asian Women Charged With Domestic Terrorism Jury Could Add Hate Crime, Death Penalty
A 22-year old white man accused of the murders of eight people, including six women of Asian descent at Atlanta-area spas in March has been indicted on murder, felony murder, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and domestic terrorism charges. A jury could also add hate crime charges and the death penalty.
Robert Aaron Long (photo) was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in the March 16 killings at two spas of four people: Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63, the Associated Press reports.
The indictment only covers those four killings that happened at two spas in Atlanta, and not the attack in Cherokee County in which Xiaojie Emily Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Yaun, 33; and Paul Michels, 54, were killed.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she will seek hate crime charges and the death penalty from a jury. Georgias hate crime law makes the jury determine if a crime is a hate crime.
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