Katie Suarez, the 28-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed while jogging in Brooklyn, saved four lives through organ donation, according to the nonprofit LiveOnNY.
Suarez donated his heart, liver, pancreas and both kidneys, LiveOnNY, which oversees and coordinates organ donations in the greater New York area, confirmed Sunday. The organs were successfully transplanted into four recipients aged 12 to 75, including three in New York and one in Florida. Suarez also donated his corneas.
“This is an unimaginable loss for any parent and family,” said Leonard Achan, president and CEO of LiveOnNY. “The fact that Katie thought of others by becoming a registered donor is a powerful testament to her generosity and will ensure that she continues to live on these gifts of life.”
Suarez was stabbed in the neck while running on the Shore Parkway greenway on Oct. 30 and later died from her injuries. On Saturday, a little more than a week after the attack, New York police officials said they arrested Sayed Mohassib, 27, a Department of Education employee, and charged him with murder, criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence.
Mohassib pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Saturday and was ordered held without bail, according to court records.
Mohassib’s lawyer could not be reached for comment on Sunday.
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