Assamad Nash has been indicted in the murder of Christina Yuna Lee, who was stabbed more than 40 times inside her Manhattan apartment. Nash is being held at Bellevue and is due back in court on March 14.
Authorities have accused Nash, 25, of following Lee into her building on Chrystie Street and then up to her sixth-floor apartment early on Sunday morning.
Police said that when Lee opened her door, Nash forced his way inside and attacked her. Nash stabbed Lee more than 40 timesThe NYPD found Assamad Nash under a bed in the apartment. He had a stab wound to his torso and cuts on his hands and shoulders, according to prosecutors.
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