The father of a 17-year-old high school senior found dead in her Tinley Park home Sunday afternoon has been charged in connection with her death, police said Wednesday.
Mohammed Almaru, 42, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mia Maro, whose death was ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office and had suffered multiple injuries.
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The girl had “serious bruising throughout her whole body,” Tinley Park police Chief Matthew Walsh said at a news conference about 200 feet from where Maro and her father lived.
The dad apparently tried to take his own life, and when first responders arrived found him with self-inflicted wounds to a wrist and his throat, police said.
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Almaru had also taken several narcotic pills and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Walsh said. He said Almaru is not yet able to appear in court for a bond hearing.
“It’s an absolute tragic loss,” Walsh said. “People are traumatized by this.”
This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
mnolan@tribpub.com
