The body of an Iraqi woman , whose brutal beating death may have been a hate crime , will be flown home for burial . Shaima Alawadi , a 32-year-old mother of five , died of a severe head injury after the attack at her home in southern California March 21 . A note beside the body told the family to go back to Iraq and called them `` terrorists , '' her daughter said . Alawadi , who was hospitalized in critical condition after the beating , was taken off life support Saturday . A memorial service will be held Tuesday at her home , organized by the local Muslim community . The U.S. State Department Tuesday expressed its condolences to Alawadi 's family . State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland called the attack an `` absolutely brutal beating , '' and said `` authorities are continuing to search for motives behind this attack , but the United States has no tolerance for wanton acts of violence like this . '' Late Monday night , the Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) said Alawadi 's body would be taken to Iraq for a funeral and burial . Hanif Mohebi , executive director of the organization that advocates for Muslim civil liberties , said he did not know exactly when the funeral will take place , but believed the Iraqi government was footing the bill to transport the body . A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said the Iraqi government had not requested help in repatriating Alawadi to Iraq , but were willing to assist if asked . Alawadi and her husband have three daughters and two sons , ranging in age from 8 to 17 , Mohebi said . They moved to the San Diego County area in 1995 and then briefly lived in Dearborn , Michigan , before moving back to California . Both El Cajon , where the family lived , and Dearborn have sizable Iraqi communities -- among the nation 's largest . Alwadai 's teenage daughter found her mother unconscious in the dining area of their home last week . The note lay beside her body , Fatima Al Himidi told CNN affiliate KGTV . Nothing was stolen from the house . Police have not disclosed the contents of the note , but called it `` threatening . '' `` Based on the content of the note , we are not ruling out the possibility that this may be a hate crime , '' city Police Chief Jim Redman said Monday . `` Other evidence , '' however , leads investigators to remain open to other possibilities , he said . `` The possibility that this is a hate crime is just one aspect of what we are examining . '' Although the investigation is `` still in the early stages '' and police `` have not drawn any conclusions , '' Redman did say evidence leads them to `` strongly believe that this was an isolated incident . '' The chief would not describe that evidence . Detectives obtained a search warrant for the family 's home because a court order is `` just the best way to recover evidence , '' Redman said . Al Himidi told KGTV that a similar note was left outside the family home earlier in the month , but the family did not report it . Police confirmed it . `` A week ago they left a letter saying , 'This is our country , not yours , you terrorists , ' '' she said over the weekend . `` So my mom ignored that , thinking ( it was ) kids playing around , pranking . And so the day they hurt her , they left it again and it said the same thing . '' Mohebi said the family was holding up as best as they could , amid an outpouring of support from the community . `` But they 're also emotionally realizing that yes , their mother is no longer with them . And that 's heartbreaking , '' he said . Social media users quickly compared Alawadi 's death to that of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin , calling both hate crimes , and drawing a parallel between a hijab and a hoodie . Martin was killed last month as he walked back to the house of his father 's fiancee in Sanford , Florida , after a trip to the convenience store . Police say he was shot by George Zimmerman , a neighborhood watch volunteer who said he was acting in self defense and has not been charged . The teen was unarmed , carrying a bag of Skittles candy and an iced tea , and was wearing a hoodie .
The State Department expressed its condolences . A memorial service will be held Tuesday . TL;DR NEW A note left beside the woman called the family `` terrorists , '' her daughter says .