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Deranged twist in case of ex-NYPD cop who allegedly killed jogger Katie Suarez
Former NYPD officer Sayed Mohassib is accused of killing jogger Katie Suarez, who was stabbed on a Brooklyn path on 30 October. Police say surveillance footage and records helped identify him; the case has drawn attention to the allegations and the evidence described in court documents.
According to a criminal complaint, Mohassib told detectives he went to the park because he feared people would harm his family, but denied stabbing anyone. The complaint says he later acknowledged blood in his home and on his clothes, which he tried to dispose of or clean, and identified himself in surveillance footage. He was working as a school paraprofessional, was arraigned on Saturday and was ordered held without bail.
In short
- Sayed Mohassib is accused of killing jogger Katie Suarez in Brooklyn.
- Court documents describe bloodied clothing and surveillance footage.
- He was arraigned and ordered held without bail.
Explained simply
Katie Suarez was a jogger who was stabbed on a path in Brooklyn on 30 October. Sayed Mohassib, a former New York City police officer who later worked as a school paraprofessional, has been charged in connection with her death.
A criminal complaint sets out what investigators say Mohassib told detectives and describes evidence they say helped identify him, including surveillance footage and records. The allegations have been presented in court, where he was arraigned and ordered held without bail.