Suspect in fatal stabbing of NYC jogger indicted for murder:
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Katie Suarez was attacked while jogging in Brooklyn on Oct. 30.
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The man accused of stabbing a woman to death while she was out jogging in New York City has been indicted for murder, officials said Tuesday.
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Katie Suarez, 28, was stabbed in the neck while jogging along the Brooklyn waterfront on Oct. 30, police said.
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She died several days later.
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Sayed Mohassib, 27, was arrested over a week after the attack and charged with second-degree murder in connection with her death, police said.
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A Brooklyn grand jury formally indicted him for second-degree murder on Tuesday, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
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"Katie Suarez was a young woman with her whole life ahead of her, brutally taken from her loved ones in a senseless act of violence," Gonzalez said in a statement.
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"Today's indictment marks an important step toward securing justice and I commend the NYPD for its swift and thorough investigation.
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We will vigorously prosecute this case to seek the full accountability that justice demands.
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Mohassib will be arraigned on the indictment at a later date, the district attorney said.
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The suspect was arrested on Saturday.
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The complaint alleged that surveillance footage captured him in the area of the Belt Parkway-adjacent bike path the night of the attack.
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Mohassib allegedly told NYPD detectives that he went to the bike path with a knife that day because he believed "people were going to come and kill his family," according to the complaint.
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He allegedly said he sat on a bench and "became covered in blood," and denied stabbing anyone, according to the complaint.
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Surveillance footage captured him returning home and throwing items in a garbage chute while wearing only his underwear, according to the complaint.
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He allegedly told detectives that upon returning home, he "got rid of the bloody clothing" and the knife, according to the complaint.
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Mohassib worked as a teachers aide at a Brooklyn public elementary school located near the crime scene, a source with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News.
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New York City school officials said that he has been terminated.
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New York City Public Schools said in a statement that it "maintains a robust background and review process for employment in schools" and is "conducting a review to explore any areas where this can be strengthened and ensure no stone is left unturned when it comes to student safety.
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Mohassib briefly worked for the NYPD before being removed for psychological reasons, the source said.
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He was later discharged from the Marines for mental health issues and was unsuccessful in an attempt to rejoin the NYPD, according to the source.
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His mother, Fatma Mohassib, told ABC New York station WABC that her son had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals, with his longest stay lasting two months.
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She said she shares in the grief of Suarez's family.
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"My heart goes deep to the mother and the father.
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Just, we both lost, you lost your daughter, I lost my son," Fatma Mohassib told the station following his arrest.
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ABC News has reached out to Mohassib's attorney for comment.
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