Distraught NYC mom says she’s in ‘deep pain’ after son, 27, was arrested over random stabbing murder of female jogger, 28

Katie Suarez, a 28-year-old bank teller training for the New York City Marathon, died after being stabbed in the neck near Shore Parkway in Bath Beach on 30 October. Sayed Mohassib, 27, was arrested at his family home on Saturday in connection with her death; police say surveillance footage placed him near the scene before and after the attack.

Mohassib’s mother, Fatma, said she was in “deep pain” and described her son as an “excellent boy”, while acknowledging his history of psychiatric hospital stays. According to court documents, he told detectives he feared people would kill his family, and allegedly described discarding bloody clothing and a knife. Suarez was kept on life support after being declared brain dead, and her donated pancreas, liver, kidneys and heart reportedly saved five lives.