A Brooklyn school aide accused of fatally stabbing a jogger on a waterfront path allegedly returned to work with young children just days after the attack, even as coworkers and students noticed his increasingly erratic behavior, according to reports.
Alleged Killer Back in Classroom
Sayed Mohassib, a 27-year-old teacher’s aide and former NYPD officer, was back at his elementary school job shortly after the October 30 attack that killed 28-year-old Katie Suarez, The New York Post reported. The school sits just blocks from where Suarez was stabbed while jogging near the Belt Parkway.
Colleagues told police Mohassib had been acting strangely—babbling and appearing agitated—in the days following the killing, sources said. Two students reportedly saw him muttering to himself and looking distressed.
Victim’s Final Moments
Suarez, a bank teller training for the New York City marathon, had just finished her shift at TD Bank and was minutes from meeting her parents when she was attacked. Her father found her bleeding on the path after she failed to arrive. She was declared brain dead at the hospital and later taken off life support; her organs were donated to five recipients, her family said.
Evidence Points to Suspect
Surveillance footage allegedly shows Mohassib near the crime scene and later disposing of trash bags that may have contained evidence, according to court documents. Investigators combed through a sanitation facility Sunday searching for clues.
Mohassib allegedly told detectives he blacked out and woke up covered in blood, claiming he carried a knife because he feared “people were going to come and kill his family.” He admitted discarding the weapon and bloody clothes but denied stabbing Suarez, despite bloodstains found in his apartment.
Troubled History
The suspect’s erratic behavior predated the attack. After lasting just weeks as an NYPD recruit in 2022, he was discharged from the military for mental health issues. When he sought to rejoin the police force, he appeared disheveled and was hospitalized. His own family reported him in September for threatening to “chop them up,” sources said.
Mohassib, now charged with murder and evidence tampering, was suspended from his school position pending the case’s outcome. Police believe Suarez’s killing was random, with no known connection between them despite both attending Brooklyn College.
Source: www.dailywire.com — https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-kids-saw-before-school-aides-arrest-in-joggers-murder