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Husband charged with first-degree murder of young Simi Valley mother

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An estranged husband has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killing of a young Simi Valley mother of two, the Ventura County district attorney’s office said Tuesday.

Zarbab Ali, from Hawthorne, allegedly used a knife to kill Rachel Castillo, 25, with whom he had two sons, ages 2 and 5, Dist. Atty. Erik Nasarenko said in a news conference. The 25-year-old suspect is also facing special allegations of lying in wait and using a deadly weapon in the killing, Nasarenko said.

Although Castillo and Ali were in the middle of a divorce, it had not been finalized at the time of her death.

“This was a 25-year-old woman who had a bright and inspiriting future which, unfortunately, was taken from her,” Nasarenko said.

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