According to foreign media reports, on February 13, local time, Christina Yuna Lee, a 35-year-old Asian woman in New York, was stabbed to death by a man in her apartment in Chinatown. The killer, Assamad Nash, was previously arrested and released on bail for assault and harassment, and has now been arrested by police on charges of murder.
Screenshots of surveillance footage showing the killer trailing the Asian woman. Graph network
According to a surveillance video obtained by foreign media, the killer has been trailing Ms. Li since she got out of the taxi, and when Ms. Li entered the building where the apartment was located, she grabbed the door opened by Ms. Li and entered the building.
Local police said the killer had been following Ms. Li into her apartment and killing her. It is reported that Ms. Li's neighbor heard her cries for help and screams at about 4:30 a.m. and called the police. When the police arrived at the scene, they found that Ms. Li's apartment door was locked, and the murderer locked himself in the apartment after the killing. It is reported that the murderer tried to escape the scene through the fire escape, and was later intercepted by the police.
Police arrest the suspect. Graph network
A police officer said that at the scene of the crime, Ms. Li was found lying in a bathtub with multiple wounds bleeding from her body. At 5:55 a.m., medical staff announced Ms. Li's death. According to sources, a bloody knife was found in Ms. Li's apartment, and it is possible that Ms. Li tried to stab the murderer with the knife during the struggle, but did not succeed.
Police said Ms Lee did not appear to know the killer and had not had any contact with him before. Ms. Li moved from New Jersey to New York less than a year ago.
According to court records, the killer, Asamad Nash, has been charged with crimes at least four times last year. In January 2021, he was charged with 27 crimes on suspicion of damaging dozens of gates at three subway stations, while also being charged with fleeing and resisting arrest. On September 28, 2021, he beat up a passenger who was swiping his card at the swiping checkpoint of a subway station and was unconditionally released after his arrest. In May 2021, he was accused of assaulting a woman, though the case was later sealed.
New York Mayor Eric Adams posted on social platforms
On the day of the crime, New York Mayor Eric Adams posted on social media that it was an extremely horrific attack. "The government's goal is clear, and we will not leave this violence out of control," he wrote. Today we stand with all Asian communities. Yuh-Line Niou, a local district councillor, called the attack "the worst nightmare scenario." She said: "Attacks on Asians have happened too many times and this makes me very disappointed. ”
It is reported that this is the latest violent attack on Asians in New York City. The data shows that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in the world, the number of violent attacks against Asian Americans has been rising. A December U.S. Police Agency report showed a 361 percent increase in the number of attacks against Asians compared to the previous year.
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Edited by Pan Li
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