Christina Yuna Lee, a 35-year-old Asian-American woman, was stabbed to death in her own apartment in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Sunday, February 13, 2022. The suspect was later identified as 25-year-old serial criminal Assamad Nash.The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit arrived at the scene around 5.40 am and found the victim lying topless on her bathroom floor with at least 40 stab wounds to her body. She was pronounced dead by the New York City Fire Department at 5.55 am.Min Jin Lee@minjinlee11Christina Yuna Lee was a digital producer @splice. She was 35 y.o. Korean-American and a graduate of @RutgersU. She lived in a 6 story walk-up in Chinatown. On Sunday morning, a stranger followed her home and murdered her. May she find rest. May her family & friends find comfort.1:28 AM · Feb 14, 20226663615080Christina Yuna Lee was a digital producer @splice. She was 35 y.o. Korean-American and a graduate of @RutgersU. She lived in a 6 story walk-up in Chinatown. On Sunday morning, a stranger followed her home and murdered her. May she find rest. May her family & friends find comfort. https://t.co/DIPQiFB1nLOfficers later found the suspect hiding under the victim’s bed with a stab wound to his torso and cuts on his hands and shoulder. Investigators also discovered a yellow-handled knife behind a dresser in Lee’s bedroom.The woman’s final moments were also captured on a surveillance camera placed at the entrance of her Chrystie Street apartment. A chilling video obtained by The New York Post showed the suspect following Christina Yuna Lee as she got out of a cab and entered her building in the early hours of Sunday.Exploring Christina Yuna Lee’s brutal murder caseOn Sunday, February 13, Christina Yuna Lee was found dead in her New York City apartment with nearly 40 stab wounds to her body. Prosecutors believed the incident to be a s*xually motivated crime.The suspect, Assamad Nash, was also caught at the scene and later identified as a homeless serial criminal who already had three open criminal cases, including one for assaulting 63-year-old David Elliot in a subway station.Julie Won@juliej_wonChristina Yuna Lee was 35 years old & of Korean American descent. Today, we gathered for a vigil to honor her life that was taken from her too soon. Today, we gathered to mourn her senseless murder. Today, we re-center our focus on HER: a Korean American Woman & Fighter (1/6)7:26 AM · Feb 16, 20221938401Christina Yuna Lee was 35 years old & of Korean American descent. Today, we gathered for a vigil to honor her life that was taken from her too soon. Today, we gathered to mourn her senseless murder. Today, we re-center our focus on HER: a Korean American Woman & Fighter (1/6) https://t.co/ywknuNHCxpAs per the surveillance camera footage, Nash trailed behind Christina Yuna Lee as she entered her building a little after 4 am on Sunday and followed her to the sixth floor of her apartment by staying on a flight of stairs below the victim.According to the legal complaint, the suspect allegedly pushed himself into the apartment after Lee opened the door to her room. One of the victim’s sixth-floor neighbors heard her screams during the stabbing and called 911 around 4.20 am.Nearby police officers also heard her screams from inside the apartment but failed to enter the building until the Emergency Services Unit arrived at the venue. Law enforcement officials also said that the suspect imitated a woman’s voice to stop officers from entering the apartment:"They hear the victim calling for help from inside the apartment but then she goes quiet. The defendant imitated a voice of (a) woman when he was in the apartment and said they didn't need police."Assistant District Attorney Dafna Yoran said that Nash created a blockade inside the apartment and prompted the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit to bust down the door. Authorities also alleged that he attempted to escape the scene using the fire exit but was stopped by an officer on the rooftop.Nash was later arrested and charged with “one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree burglary and one count of s*xually motivated burglary.”CeFaan Kim@CeFaanKim25YO Assamad Nash charged in the murder of 35YO Christina Yuna Lee in her Chinatown apartment. Cops say he followed her home then stabbed her; he's homeless and has 2 prior arrests for assault. NYPD says there's no indication of a hate crime.10:52 AM · Feb 14, 2022102238825YO Assamad Nash charged in the murder of 35YO Christina Yuna Lee in her Chinatown apartment. Cops say he followed her home then stabbed her; he's homeless and has 2 prior arrests for assault. NYPD says there's no indication of a hate crime. https://t.co/oLRk2QcCaOThe suspect was reportedly arrested multiple times over the past few years on charges of assault, possession of drugs and harassment. He is currently being held at Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric evaluation and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, February 18, 2022.Asian community demands justice for Christina Yuna Lee’s deathChristina Yuna Lee's death sparked outcry against anti-Asian hate crimes (Image via Mark Felix/Getty Images)Christina Yuna Lee’s brutal murder sparked a major outcry among the Asian community about the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes in the city. Residents of Manhattan’s Chinatown organized a rally earlier this week to condemn cases of violence against the Asian community.According to The Daily Mail, the victim’s landlord Brian Chin said the incident could have been avoided if the suspect remained in prison for his previous crimes:“This all could have been avoided. This guy should never have been out of the street. And it's DA Alvin Bragg playing politics with people's lives and the Asian community has been hurt.”He further pointed out the growing number of crimes against Asians in the city using Lee’s death as a reference:“My grandparents are Chinese immigrants that came here trying to build themselves up. We built up this community and it's just getting torn down so fast by one district attorney. It's heart wrenching. This is just so horrific on so many levels. She did not do anything wrong. She did not deserve this.”CeFaan Kim@CeFaanKim“Michelle Go's murder, Christina Yuna Lee’s murder are not considered hate crimes but that does not diminish the real fear that we as Asians are feeling… We talk about the mental health of the perpetrator. What about the mental health of the community?”6:34 AM · Feb 15, 20221380375“Michelle Go's murder, Christina Yuna Lee’s murder are not considered hate crimes but that does not diminish the real fear that we as Asians are feeling… We talk about the mental health of the perpetrator. What about the mental health of the community?” https://t.co/UhfTjisDUQChinatown activist Jackie Wong echoed similar sentiments in his own statement:“This is yet another Asian woman killed in her apartment. She did nothing wrong. The only mistake she made was moving to New York to make the city her home. We know the Lee family lost a loved one, and we share their pain.”The Sly Show🇺🇲@theslyshowBREAKING: Memorial for NYC stabbing victim Christina Yuna Lee vandalized.4:04 AM · Feb 17, 2022BREAKING: Memorial for NYC stabbing victim Christina Yuna Lee vandalized. https://t.co/cwPTkduiq0Unfortunately, Brian Chin told The New York Post on Wednesday that a makeshift memorial placed outside Lee’s building in her memory was also vandalized overnight:“This morning, the candles that we have all lit as a community for her during the vigil and we all left out here were smashed. The ‘Stop Asian Hate’ sign was torn. One sign was ripped up. I threw it away… They try to desecrate her as much as they could and we as a community are beyond fed up, we are beyond angry and we are tired of being attacked. We are tired of seeing this hatred and we are not going to stand for it anymore.Several people also took to social media to decry the horrific murder of Lee:Stephanie Foo says preorder WHAT MY BONES KNOW!@imontheradioTo the Asian women who flatten our backs against subway ads so we can’t be pushed onto the tracks. Who look over our shoulders and keep one headphone off our ear, one hand on the pepper spray in our pockets. You deserve better. You deserve to feel safe. RIP Christina Yuna Lee.12:57 PM · Feb 16, 2022490675144To the Asian women who flatten our backs against subway ads so we can’t be pushed onto the tracks. Who look over our shoulders and keep one headphone off our ear, one hand on the pepper spray in our pockets. You deserve better. You deserve to feel safe. RIP Christina Yuna Lee.kat chow@katchowCrushed by the way I've spent the last couple of days reading—and trying to avoid reading—about Christina Yuna Lee, and how I keep having nightmares about her & friends that could be her, that Chinatown block, that building, which could be any of ours.9:38 AM · Feb 16, 202236226Crushed by the way I've spent the last couple of days reading—and trying to avoid reading—about Christina Yuna Lee, and how I keep having nightmares about her & friends that could be her, that Chinatown block, that building, which could be any of ours.Kimmy The Pooh@kimmythepoohFor women, particularly women of color, public safety anxieties preceded the pandemic. We steel ourselves for harassment and violence upon leaving the house. But few are ever confident that we’ll receive help when we need it. Rip Christina Yuna Lee.7:51 AM · Feb 14, 202298642157For women, particularly women of color, public safety anxieties preceded the pandemic. We steel ourselves for harassment and violence upon leaving the house. But few are ever confident that we’ll receive help when we need it. Rip Christina Yuna Lee.Priti (“Preethee”) Nemani@pritinemaniWomen with stalkers but without security escorts like Kim K end up stabbed to death in their apartments. Christina Yuna Lee was stalked before she was murdered by her stalker.Stalking or harassing someone isn’t funny, cute, romantic, or entertaining. It’s scary.7:09 AM · Feb 15, 2022592108Women with stalkers but without security escorts like Kim K end up stabbed to death in their apartments. Christina Yuna Lee was stalked before she was murdered by her stalker.Stalking or harassing someone isn’t funny, cute, romantic, or entertaining. It’s scary.Joey S. Kim, PhD@joeykimChristina Yuna Lee. Michelle Alyssa Go. Two murders of Asian American women in NYC less than a month apart. The question of why it's Asian women being murdered needs to be addressed. Otherwise, as @julieaekim says, this is erasure. #christinayunalee8:53 AM · Feb 14, 2022269104Christina Yuna Lee. Michelle Alyssa Go. Two murders of Asian American women in NYC less than a month apart. The question of why it's Asian women being murdered needs to be addressed. Otherwise, as @julieaekim says, this is erasure. #christinayunalee https://t.co/lW6BUIAeV8Emily Jungmin Yoon@EmilyYoonMy God. The killing of Christina Yuna Lee in Manhattan's Chinatown. An Asian woman murdered in an Asian neighborhood. I began texting a friend who lives in that area and stopped. What can we say to each other? "Take care"? What does that even mean? I don't know. I just don't know5:39 AM · Feb 15, 202288975My God. The killing of Christina Yuna Lee in Manhattan's Chinatown. An Asian woman murdered in an Asian neighborhood. I began texting a friend who lives in that area and stopped. What can we say to each other? "Take care"? What does that even mean? I don't know. I just don't knowNick Jack Pappas@PappinessI'm in tears looking through Christina Yuna Lee's portfolio.With every tragic Asian American death, we lose their future art and future stories. The world is dimmer without their light.3:14 AM · Feb 15, 202222333I'm in tears looking through Christina Yuna Lee's portfolio.With every tragic Asian American death, we lose their future art and future stories. The world is dimmer without their light. https://t.co/FNLGTPqx7iyoungmi mayer@ymmayeri debated sharing this but i am devastated by christina yuna lee’s death. i am so sorry for her spirit i have cried so much for her i hope she knows we are crying for her i hope see can see us so she knows she’s not alone.5:18 AM · Feb 16, 2022164167i debated sharing this but i am devastated by christina yuna lee’s death. i am so sorry for her spirit i have cried so much for her i hope she knows we are crying for her i hope see can see us so she knows she’s not alone.Josie Huang@josie_huangTonight in Koreatown, people remember the victims of anti-Asian violence, just days after Christina Yuna Lee was stabbed to death in NY.The vigil was at 6th & Kenmore…by where a Korean Am man was assaulted last year in what's being investigated as a hate crime.10:02 AM · Feb 17, 202232985Tonight in Koreatown, people remember the victims of anti-Asian violence, just days after Christina Yuna Lee was stabbed to death in NY.The vigil was at 6th & Kenmore…by where a Korean Am man was assaulted last year in what's being investigated as a hate crime. https://t.co/w8kOAsFI92斎藤のぞみ Nozomi (Nakaganeku) Saito@nozomimeanshopeI'm gutted by this latest hate crime against yet again an Asian/American woman. Christina Yuna Lee, may you rest in power and our rage for your death fuel a stronger, global movement.The attacks against AsAm women in US soil are not separate from those in Okinawa, Korea, and5:51 AM · Feb 15, 202227372I'm gutted by this latest hate crime against yet again an Asian/American woman. Christina Yuna Lee, may you rest in power and our rage for your death fuel a stronger, global movement.The attacks against AsAm women in US soil are not separate from those in Okinawa, Korea, andIn response to the mass outcry, New York Mayor Eric Adams issued an official statement about Christina Yuna Lee's murder and said:“I and New Yorkers across the city mourn for the innocent woman murdered in her home last night in Chinatown and stand with our Asian brothers and sisters today.”He also assured the NYPD was investigating the incident and mentioned that the violence would not “go unchecked.”New York Governor Kathy Hochul also mourned the loss of Christina Yuna Lee and expressed her solidarity towards the Asian community:“We have seen far too many acts of violence against AAPI New Yorkers in recent months. We must make sure every community is safe in our state.I join New Yorkers standing together in support of our AAPI friends & neighbors.”Christina Yuna Lee was reportedly a New York-based creative producer who worked to create marketing and advertising content for prominent companies like Google, Twix, Equinox, TOMS, Cole Haan and ALDO.