Kassim Al - Ali is in custody on suspicion of murdering his Iraqi wife . Shaima Ali , 32 , died in March after she was attacked at her home . ` After months of hard work by El Cajon Police Department detectives , we determined that this homicide was the result of domestic violence and not the result of a hate crime , '' said city Police Chief Jim Redman . A note beside the body called the family ` ` terrorists , '' her mother said . Police say now Ali 's death was the result of domestic violence , not a hate crime .
Kassim Al - Ali is in custody on suspicion of murdering his Iraqi wife . Shaima Ali , 32 , died in March after she was attacked at her home . A note beside the body called the family ` ` terrorists , '' her mother said . Police say now Ali 's death was the result of domestic violence , not a hate crime .