A Las Vegas woman who once claimed she was arrested and harassed by police because they had “never seen anyone as pretty as her” learned her fate Tuesday after being accused of killing her mother.
Hend Karim Bustami, 29, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison when she pleaded “guilty but mentally ill” to second-degree murder in the death of Afaf Hussanen in October 2022, according to 8 News Now.
Bustami initially pleaded not guilty to the murder when she was indicted by a grand jury in March.
Although the self-proclaimed beauty was found to be mentally stable enough to stand trial, Bustami’s public defender revealed that a psychologist “found her experiencing ‘intermittent exacerbations of psychosis’ and ‘in need of ongoing psychiatric treatment,'” according to the outlet. , citing court documents. .
Bustami was arrested near Barstow, California, around 5:30 a.m. in August 2022 after she called Las Vegas police three hours earlier to report that her mother was dead.
During the grand jury hearing, prosecutors played the call Bustami made to police that tragic night.
Hend Bustami, 29, was arrested in California in 2022 after calling Las Vegas police three hours earlier to report that her mother was dead.
“Do you need police, fire, or medical attention?” the 911 dispatcher said in the October 2022 call.
“Uh, doctor,” Bustami said, adding, “I think I killed my mom.”
“Why do you think you killed your mother?” the dispatcher asked.
“Because I did it. I killed her,” Bustami responded.
Afaf Hussanen was stabbed to death by her daughter after police believed the two argued. Facebook police found Hussanen stabbed multiple times inside her shared home in Las Vegas. Youtube/8NewsNow
Police responded to a residence that Bustami and her mother shared, where they discovered the 62-year-old woman, who suffered multiple lacerations and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Barstow Police Department and California Highway Patrol located and detained Bustami in California during a traffic stop.
Authorities said Bustami was “covered in blood” and again admitted to killing her mother, according to court records.
Bustami was found guilty of killing her mother on Tuesday. Youtube/8NewsNow
Investigators found evidence indicating Bustami was “engaged in a verbal dispute” before killing her mother and fleeing the state.
Bustami first made headlines in August 2022 when he left a Chili’s Tex-Mex outpost at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas without paying the bill.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police found the soon-to-be-convicted killer sleeping “near the security checkpoint, hindering their operations.”
Bustami was arrested near airport baggage claim, where she allegedly acted in a “belligerent” manner toward officers.
Bustami threatened to “spit on everyone” [the officers]’” while saying that “’the officers were perverts and were trying to rape her because [had] I’ve never seen anyone so handsome,’” according to the outlet.
Bustami had been arrested months before killing her mother after causing a scene at an airport over an unpaid bill. Facebook/Hend Bustami During the altercation at the airport, Bustami told police that she was being arrested because the officers had “never seen anyone as good-looking” as her. Facebook/Hend Bustami
The University of Nevada-Las Vegas graduate was booked on misconduct charges following the incident at the airport.
He also pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of robbery, home invasion, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, sale of a controlled substance or gambling offenses, for which he had prior felony convictions, according to 8 News Now.
He will be eligible for parole in 2037.
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