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May 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to authorities, a male lacrosse player from the University of Virginia has been arrested and charged with the murder of a female lacrosse player from the same school. The 22 year old victim, Yeardley Love, who was in her forth year at the school suffered “visible physical trauma, however the specific cause of death is undetermined pending an autopsy,” according to police. Her body was found this morning at a 14 Street NW apartment, said the Charlottesville police department.

George Huguely, who is a senior at the University of Virginia was arrested ans charged in the murder. Huguely is also 22 years old, and played for the men’s university lacrosse team. He is a native of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and was their All American lacrosse player in high school. Huguely and Love had a prior relationship, according to police.

In a statement to the school community, UVA President John Casteen said “this death moves us to deep anguish for the loss of a student of uncommon talent and promise, and we express the University’s and our own sympathy for Yeardley’s family, teammates, and friends. That she appears now to have been murdered by another student compounds this sense of loss by suggesting that Yeardley died without comfort or consolation from those closest to her. We mourn her death and feel anger on reading that the investigators believe that another student caused it. Like students who have contacted us in the last few minutes, we know no explanation of what appears now to have happened.”

When the police arrived on the scene at 2:15 am, they thought at first that the victim was suffering from an alcohol overdose or some similar issue, but quickly realized the situation was much worse when her injuries became visible. They have not yet released why Huguely was the main focus of the investigation from the beginning nor are the details of Love’s injuries known. If anyone has any details in this case, they are asked to call the police at 434-970-3970.