Woman who offered man money to buy food strangled in her own doorway

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who offered money to a man to buy food was strangled in her own doorway.

Abdul Ghaffar Abiff, 28, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence, simple assault-domestic violence, and disturbance of the peace-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The case began on October 12, 2024, when the Domestic Violence Unit was notified of a domestic violence assault case that occurred near Kronprindsens Gade, according to the VIPD.

The victim, an adult female, stated that on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at about 3:40 p.m., “Abdul Ghaffar Abiff, came to her residence and strangled her,” police said. The victim stated that Abiff showed up to her residence after she declined more than thirty calls and asked her for money to buy food, according to police. “The victim said that she threw the money through the front door, however Abiff entered her residence without her permission and began to strangle her,” VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said.