'We can’t see an end': Asian-American woman stabbed to death in NYC

A Korean-American woman has been stabbed to death in her New York City apartment in one of the latest attacks against people of Asian descent.

Christina Yuna Lee, 35, got out of a taxi early on Sunday morning and was followed into her Chinatown apartment building in a moment caught on surveillance video, according to New York City police.

The video showed a man, identified as 25-year-old Assamad Nash, following her into her building.

The woman was later found dead in her bathtub “bleeding from multiple wounds to the body” after a neighbor called 911 after hearing her screams.

Meanwhile, Nash was taken into custody, authorities said, adding, he has been charged with murder and burglary.

Lee’s murder, which is widely regarded as a hate crime, sparked outcry across the city, marking one of the latest attacks against people of Asian descent.

On Monday morning, members of New York City’s Asian community condemned her killing during a vigil in Chinatown.

Justin Yu, president of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, said that Lee might have been targeted due to her race, adding Asian-Americans are living in fear in the city.

“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,” he said, according to CBS2. “Crime has no consequence in this city.”

Jacky Wong, a member of Concerned Citizens of East Broadway, said, “this is another Asian American who was brutally attacked."

“The list is getting longer and longer. We can’t see an end.”

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Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement, “While the suspect who committed this heinous act is now in custody, the conditions that created him remain.”

Governor Kathy Hochul said on Twitter, “We have seen far too many acts of violence against AAPI [Asian American Pacific Islander] New Yorkers in recent months. We must make sure every community is safe in our state.”

Manhattan borough president Mark Levine also said on Twitter, “We are demanding action. Our broken mental health system must be fixed. We have to address the real fear in Chinatown and beyond.”

State Assemblywoman Yuk-Line Niou called the murder “so gruesome and so horrible and so cruel”.

The latest incident happened as crime against members of the Asian community increased in the last year, with NYPD data showing that anti-Asian attacks tripled in 2021.

The number of anti-Asian hate crimes went up by a staggering 343 percent from 30 in 2020 to 133 in 2021, according to the data.

Overall, hate crimes almost doubled in New York City in 2021, increasing from 275 incidents to 538.

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