Former police officer Sayed Mohassib charged with murder of New York jogger

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A former NYPD officer accused of killing a Brooklyn jogger was seen handcuffed outside the 62nd Precinct police station on Saturday.

Sayed Mohassib was charged with second-degree murder in the Oct. 30 stabbing death of Katie Suarez on the Shore Parkway.

He is also charged with physical evidence and criminal possession of a weapon.

Mohassib, who wore a red Van Dutch jacket, black top and jeans, showed little emotion as he was escorted by police.

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Sayed Mohassib escorted in handcuffs

Sayed Mohassib showed little emotion as he was escorted away in handcuffs. (WNYW)

He told police he woke up covered in blood with no memory of the attack, adding that he threw the knife in the trash, according to the New York Post.

Sayed Mohassib in a police vehicle

Sayed Mohassib is seen after his arrest. (WNYW)

Suarez, 28, was running along a waterside path around 8pm when she was stabbed in the neck.

She was on the phone to her parents before the attack and when they were cut off, they went looking for her along the path where they found her in a critical condition.

She died from her injuries in hospital.

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the image shows the separation of the victim and the path

The NYPD says Katie Suarez, 28, was stabbed multiple times in the neck in an unprovoked attack that occurred while she was running in Brooklyn on a popular jogging and biking trail. (NYPD; Google Maps)

Mohassib briefly served in the New York Police Department before leaving for the Marines, where he was deemed unfit for duty, the Post reported.

The 27-year-old worked until recently as a teacher’s aide at a public school.

The New York City Department of Education told FOX 5 that Mohassib has been suspended and will be terminated based on conviction.

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“We support the NYPD in their investigation, but this is necessary,” the department said.

Police have not revealed a motive or said whether Mohassib had a connection to Suarez.

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