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Missing teen suffered deadly wound

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Blood evidence in the vehicle belonging to UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’ missing stepdaughter shows she suffered “a life-threatening injury,” police records show.

An Auburn, Alabama, police charging document released after the arrest of Ibraheem Yazeed on Friday says a state lab determined the evidence matched Aniah Blanchard, news outlets reported.

Blanchard, 19, was reported missing on Oct. 24 and was last seen at a convenience store in Auburn while Yazeed was there. The charging document says a witness identified Yazeed, 29, as the man he saw force Blanchard into a car. It’s unclear if her car was the one that was later found abandoned.

Yazeed was arrested Friday in Florida and charged with first-degree kidnapping. He waived his extradition hearing that same day.

Yazeed made his first appearance in court in Alabama on Sunday. However, the hearing was closed to reporters. WSFA-TV reports a gag order has been issued in the case, but no documents had been posted by Monday on Alabama’s electronic court record system. It’s unclear if a judge made a decision on bail for Yazeed or whether he has a lawyer who could comment.

“You could see the evil on his guy,” Walt Harris told WBRC-TV about seeing Yazeed inside the closed hearing. “It’s hard to put into words what you’re feeling in that moment other than rage. You just want to make him feel our pain and understand how hard this has been — what you’re doing to a family.”

Walt Harris and Blanchard’s mother, Angela Harris, say they still hope their daughter will be found alive.

“It’s tough. It seems like every day’s getting harder and harder,” Angela Harris told WBRC-TV. “We don’t know where she’s at.”

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