Homeless Man Indicted For Allegedly Following Asian Woman Into Apartment, Stabbing Her 40 Times

A homeless man has been indicted for brutally murdering a 35-year-old Asian woman, stabbing her at least 40 times after following her to an apartment in New York City last month.

Assamad Nash, 25, faces charges of burglary and murder after New York State Supreme Court indicted him Wednesday, for allegedly murdering Christina Yuna Lee on Feb. 13, 2022. Lee who works as a Korean American creative producer was found dead in her Chinatown apartment with multiple stab wounds to her torso, head and neck, Law & Crime reported.

Nash reportedly followed Lee into her apartment complex and pushed his way into her house as she opened the front door to enter. The incident was reported after neighbors heard her screams and sounds of struggle and called 911. The officers who responded heard the victim calling for help from inside, but could not gain entry, New York County District Attorney's office said in a news release Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Nash tried to flee the apartment through the fire escape but went back inside after seeing a cop on the roof above him. The officers then noticed a yellow object in his hand, which they later identified as a yellow-handled kitchen knife that he used to stab the victim.

The responding officers eventually broke down the apartment door and found Lee dead in the bathroom with stab wounds. Nash was found hiding under the mattress.

According to reports, Nash was homeless and has a previous history of robbery and petit crimes. He was on supervised release in three other cases.

"Today’s indictment marks the beginning of our pursuit of justice in the name of Christina Yuna Lee, a bright and beloved New Yorker who should not have had her life cut short in such a violent, shocking manner in her own home," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in the news release.

Nash faces multiple charges including first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and burglary as a sexually motivated felony. Meanwhile, he has not been charged with a hate crime although there were claims that the case was yet another targeted violence against Asian-Americans. If convicted on the charges, Nash would face life in prison.