A TikTok star who was"jealous, controlling, and violent" toward his wife throughout their marriage killed her and another man in East Village, a prosecutor said Wednesday, but the accused's defense attorney said her client's tumultuous relationship with his wife — coupled with his undiagnosed mental health issues, childhood trauma and drug addiction — drove him to react in the heat of passion.
Abulaban, who went by the handle JinnKid on various social media platforms, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, with allegations of using a handgun in the slayings, and a special-circumstance allegation of committing multiple murders. This enraged Abulaban and in one text message exchange with his cousin, Abulaban said,"I saw Ana with another man ... I'll kill him," according to the prosecutor.
Green did not deny that Abulaban committed the killings but argued that the collapse of his relationship and his mental health took its toll on his psyche, causing him to react without thinking rationally. She said Abulaban was always insecure, but after meeting Ana he felt"worthy of love for the first time in his life." Green said Ana exploited those insecurities and"liked that Ali depended on her so much for his feelings of worth and validation.
Green said Abulaban started receiving conflicting signals from Ana, who veered between representing that she wanted to leave the marriage and wanted to stay.
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