Who is Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh? USF student's roommate arrested on domestic violence charges amid missing case
Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, the roommate of one of the missing students from the University of South Florida, Zamil Limon, has been arrested for domestic violence after Limon’s body was found. Along with Limon, Nahida S. Bristy, another USF student who also went missing, remains untracked.
The arrest of Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh has brought renewed focus on the case, which continues to dominate the headlines in both Florida and Bangladesh. The two 27-year-old Bangladeshi students were seen more than a week ago.
Limon’s body was found in the area of the Howard Frankland bridge this morning (Friday, April 24). Details of what condition the body was found in have not been revealed by the police and a probe into the cause of death is still on.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, Limon was last seen on April 16 at his campus residence. Meanwhile, Brishty was seen an hour later on campus. Their friends and associates in the university have not seen them since. Limon and Bristy were a couple but were not actively dating, their family members told NBC News.
Zamil Limon was postdoctoral student in geography, environmental science and policy. Nahida Bristy, meanwhile, was a chemical engineering doctoral student.
“We are still actively searching for Nahida,” Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer said
Who Is Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh?
Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, also a USF student of Bangladeshi origin who was roommate of Limon, was arrested. According to local media reports that cite the Sheriff, the charges against him includes domestic violence, battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death and unlawfully moving a body.
Also read: What happened to Zamil Limon? Missing USF student found dead, roommate arrested
The arrest was on the basis of a domestic violence call at the suspect’s home on Friday morning, local media reported.
Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh Arrest Records
Authorities said Abugharbeih had a prior history of arrests. In September 2023, he faced misdemeanor charges for battery and burglary of an unoccupied residence, and he was also charged with misdemeanor battery earlier in May, ABC7 New York reports.
Court documents indicate he may have been placed in a diversion program, the report adds. Records from Hillsborough County further show that a relative filed two domestic violence petitions against him in 2023—one resulted in an injunction, while the other was denied by a judge.