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Egyptian Olympic boxer charged with murdering his daughter

A former Olympic boxer whose punch once led to the death of a fellow pro boxer has been arrested on charges of murdering his own daughter

Kabary Salem is believed to have strangled his daughter—25-year-old Ola Salem— in Pennsylvania, where she was helping him set up a restaurant. According to reports, Salem drove her body back to Staten Island, dragged her into Bloomingdale Park and covered her with leaves. While the killing was believed to have taken place in October 2019, Salem fled the United States and was not tracked down by members of the U.