Mother and her three year old daughter murdered search is on for boyfriend (VA)

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Two bodies found in Alexandria high-rise

April 11, 2010 - 6:54pm

Police are searching for 34-year-old Simon Bahta Asfeha. Asefha had a prior relationship with Tessema and is the father of the child. (Photo Courtesy of Alexandria Police Department)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Alexandria Police are investigating a murder after two bodies were found in an apartment building Sunday morning.

Police have identified the victims as 27-year-old Seble G. Tessema and her 3-year-old daughter.

Police are searching for 34-year-old Simon Bahta Asfeha. Asefha had a prior relationship with Tessema and is the father of the child.

Asefha may be driving a silver Acura with the Virginia tag XKS-1522.

Alexandria City Police say the murder is domestic in nature. Neighbors called police after hearing a scuffle in the apartment.

The bodies were discovered around 10 a.m. in a high-rise apartment complex on 300 block of South Reynolds Street in Alexandria's west end.

Police are investigating the deaths as a double homicide, not a murder-suicide.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Criminal Investigations Section of the Alexandria Police Department at 703-838-4444 or the Crime Solvers tip line at 703-838-4858.

WTOP's Darci Marchese and Hank Silverberg contributed to this report.

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