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FIRST ON FOX: <\/strong>“This happening to her feels so unfair in so many ways,” said the mother of slain University of Arizona<\/a> student Julissa “Julie” Salazar.<\/p>\n

Salazar, 19, was found strangled to death<\/a> in her apartment near campus on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Investigators say her alleged killer, Varun Batchigari, 20, from India, boarded a flight out of the U.S. and was captured by law enforcement in Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n

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Reports say his alleged motive<\/a> may have been tied to a breakup with Salazar.<\/p>\n

Her mother told Fox News Digital that Salazar had “broken up” with the suspect before she was found dead.<\/p>\n

“She had already had that conversation with him” about ending the relationship, said Salazar’s mother, who asked not to be identified.<\/p>\n

Federal law enforcement sources confirmed to Fox News that Batchigari entered the U.S. on an F-1 student visa<\/a> in January 2024. He was expelled from the University of Arizona following a “fight,” KOLD<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

The university confirmed to Fox News Digital that Batchigari was expelled on July 22.<\/p>\n

“We can confirm that Julissa Rubi Salazar was a University of Arizona student and offer our deepest condolences to her family, friends and all who knew her as a member of our campus community,” the university said in a statement. “We have been in contact with Julissa\u2019s family and are providing support and resources to those who need them during this very difficult time.”<\/p>\n

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“He no longer had any business here [in the U.S.] or around the student body, especially as a threat,” Salazar’s mother said.<\/p>\n

Court records from Pima County, Arizona<\/a> indicate the University of Arizona Police Department charged Batchigari with assault on May 26.<\/p>\n

Before his expulsion, he was a business analytics student who said, “I don’t see work as my purpose. I see it as a tool, something that helps me build a life I actually want,” according to a video he posted to his YouTube account.<\/p>\n

In the video<\/a> he posted in April, he said “I want to travel, see different places, experience different cultures, and do that with someone I care about.”<\/p>\n

As Batchigari awaits extradition back to the U.S., the Salazar family is beginning to come to terms with their new normal.<\/p>\n

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Salazar leaves behind her mother, father and two younger sisters. She was a “bright light,” her mother said \u2013 in more ways than one.<\/p>\n

Salazar was just 17 years old when she began her studies \u2013 with a scholarship \u2013 at UA.<\/p>\n

“She was our first-generation child going off to college. So this was a huge deal for our entire family,” her mother said.<\/p>\n

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She went on to say, “Us sending her off to be able to live that dream that she wanted to live was such an amazing and proud moment for us.”<\/p>\n

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Before she was killed, she was an aspiring child psychologist working toward her degree at UA; her mother said she was about to begin her third year at the university.<\/p>\n

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“She was a big advocate for survivors. She was a big advocate for new first-generation students. She was a big advocate for mental health.”<\/p>\n

Prior to her academic career at UA, Salazar graduated high school at the top 5% of her class, her mother said.<\/p>\n

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“She skipped seventh grade and moved on to eighth grade because of how smart she is,” he mother said.<\/p>\n

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“I know we will get justice for my baby girl,” she said.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security and authorities in Berlin, Germany, for comment.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/repeat-offender-accused-college-student-murder-known-threat-prior-arrest-victim-mom <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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