New charges for ex-boyfriend accused of killing Pitt student
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Police have filed new and unrelated rape charges against a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, a University of Pittsburgh student who was found dead earlier this month in her off-campus home.
Police charged 21-year-old Matthew Darby Thursday with raping a teenage girl just days before the Oct. 8 death of Alina Sheykhet.
Darby is charged with criminal homicide in Sheykhet's death and was arrested last week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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Police allege Darby broke into Sheykhet's home and beat her to death. She had recently filed a protection from abuse order against him.
Darby has pleaded not guilty to charges he raped another ex-girlfriend earlier this year in Indiana County.
Darby's attorney David Shrager says he's reviewed the allegations and calls them "serious."
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He hasn't been able to discuss them with Darby, who's awaiting extradition to Pittsburgh.