Story highlights Woman slain was a student tourist who lived in England

The suspect, a 57-year-old Palestinian, was arrested at the scene

Jerusalem (CNN) A student tourist who lived in England was stabbed to death on the Jerusalem light rail line Friday afternoon, Israeli police said.

Paramedics rushed the 25-year-old woman to the hospital, authorities said, but she died shortly after arriving.

A suspect was arrested at the scene. Security officials identified him as Jameel Tamimi, a 57-year-old Palestinian man from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud.

Tamimi suffers from "personal, mental, or moral hardship," according to the Israel Security Agency.

According to the agency, Tamimi was convicted of sexually abusing his daughter in 2011 and attempted to commit suicide this year by swallowing a razor blade.

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