Christina Yuna Lee was allegedly followed up six flights of stairs by 25-year-old suspect Assamad Nash.
When police arrived, they found a barricaded individual and were unable to gain immediate access inside of the apartment, the NYPD told CBS News. Emergency Service Unit personnel responded and were able to get inside, where officers found Lee in the bathroom with trauma about the body.
There does not appear to be any connection between Nash and Lee, and the attack may have been random, CBS New York reports. She had multiple stab wounds and it appears a knife from her kitchen was used. "She has done nothing wrong. Only mistake she made, was to move to New York City … but our city allowed her life to be taken away by violence," said Justin Yu, president of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association."Crime has no consequence in this city."
Coworkers said Christina Yuna Lee was a champion of AAPI representation, CBS New York reports."She was a leader in her company, leading diversity causes, inclusion causes," community activist Ben Wei said.Between March 2020 and March 2021, women reported nearly 65% of anti-Asian hate incidents nationally, according to data from
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