School Aide Arrested for Murder of Brooklyn Jogger

Police arrested a New York City public school employee on Saturday for the fatal stabbing of a jogger in Brooklyn last week.

Authorities charged 27-year-old Sayed Mohassib with second-degree murder regarding the attack that killed 28-year-old Katie Suarez on October 30.

The victim was running along a path near the Belt Parkway when someone stabbed her multiple times in the neck.

Investigators believe the encounter was entirely random because the suspect and victim had no known prior connection.

Law enforcement sources said the suspect told detectives he walked along the path with a weapon and later woke up covered in blood.

Officers gathered evidence from surveillance cameras that placed the suspect at the location and captured him discarding refuse bags near his residence.

The victim had spoken to her parents on the telephone shortly before the assault interrupted their conversation.

When she failed to return home as expected, her parents searched the area and her father discovered her wounded body.

Medical personnel transported her to a hospital, where she remained in critical condition for three days before dying.

The suspect worked as a paraprofessional at an elementary school situated close to the site of the crime.

School officials confirmed they suspended the worker immediately following the arrest.

The safety of our students is our very top priority, said a Department of Education spokesperson in a statement.

The agency added that procedures would begin to terminate his employment depending on the outcome of the trial.

Records show the man completed a brief stint as a police officer before leaving for military service.

Officials discharged him from the military due to mental health concerns and later denied his application to rejoin the police department.

Detectives have not yet established a clear motive for the violence.

Investigators continue to search sanitation facilities for evidence discarded on the night of the killing.