Teacher's aide arrested in connection with NYC jogger's murder: Police
Key Points:
- Sayed Mohassib, a 27-year-old New York City teacher's aide, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Katie Suarez, who was attacked while jogging in Brooklyn on October 30.
- Suarez, 28, was stabbed in the neck near the Belt Parkway waterfront and died three days later; she had last spoken to her father shortly before the attack.
- Mohassib works at a nearby Brooklyn public elementary school and has a history of psychological issues, including a brief tenure and removal from the NYPD and discharge from the Marines for mental health reasons.
- The police have not disclosed a motive, and no attorney information for Mohassib was immediately available.