Chilling apartment footage moments before woman stabbed to death
A woman has died after she was stabbed to death inside her apartment by a man who followed her off the street, police say.
Christina Yuna Lee, 35, was found fatally wounded in the bathtub of her Manhattan apartment in New York at about 4.30am on Sunday, police said.
The suspected killer was taken into custody after he at first tried to flee down a fire escape and then barricaded himself inside the apartment, a police spokesperson said.
Video obtained by ABC shows a man following Ms Lee into her building on Chrystie Street in Chinatown.
Her landlord Brian Chin told NBC “he just slipped in right behind her”.
“She never even knew he was there,” Mr Chin said.
“She walked up six flights of stairs and this man mercilessly stalked her.”
Assamad Nash, 25, was arrested on charges of murder and burglary on Monday.
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UPDATE: 35YO victim is Korean American, just got out of cab. Suspect followed her up 6 flights of stairs. Neighbors heard screaming, called 911. Police found her w/ stab wounds throughout her body. Suspect is 25YO Assamad Nash. Homeless; arrested several times including assaults. https://t.co/f0zEt0GOxS pic.twitter.com/ovGpeEe6B3
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) February 13, 2022
Tributes for victim Christina Yuna Lee
Ms Lee worked as a senior creative producer at Splice, an online platform for digital music. She was a graduate of Rutgers University, and had previously worked for companies including Marriott and the shoe retailer Toms, according to her LinkedIn page.
“Over the weekend, our beloved Christina Lee was senselessly murdered in her home,” Splice officials said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“Our hearts are broken. Always dedicated to making beautiful and inclusive artwork, Christina is irreplaceable.
"As we start to process this tragedy, we ask that you remember Christina Lee as the magical person she was, always filled with joy. We wish peace upon her family in their grief.”
Officials including New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams denounced Ms Lee’s killing as the latest in a string of unprovoked attacks on people of Asian descent.
Police have not classified Ms Lee’s death as a hate crime, but Cr Adams said the police are investigating and added, “we stand with our Asian community today.”
with Associated Press
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