June 07. 2007 8:17AM

Man charged with murder in Fort Lauderdale woman's dragging death

The Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A man accused of killing a Florida woman by dragging her for miles under a minivan was charged with murder Thursday after arriving back in the state from New York.

Abdelaziz Hamze, 24, was being held without bond on a first-degree murder charge for Sandra Hall's death, Broward County sheriff's spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright said.

His lawyer, Jeffrey Voluck, declined comment until after his client is arraigned Thursday morning.

Hamze appeared in New York court Tuesday and declared his innocence. But Florida officials say he drove a minivan that struck Hall, 44, of Fort Lauderdale, and dragged her to her death Sunday.

Hall had been in a Cadillac that was struck by the minivan, officials said. Hall stood in front of the minivan when both vehicles stopped in traffic, but Hamze hit her and drove off, lodging her underneath the moving vehicle, officials said. She fell from the undercarriage, authorities said, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hamze then fled Florida and was aboard a plane at New York's Kennedy International Airport bound for Athens, Greece, on Monday, officials said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Hamze acting on a tip.


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