The man accused of killing 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee inside her Chinatown apartment in 2022 has pleaded guilty to murder, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.

Assamad Nash, 27, entered his plea in New York State Supreme Court to charges of second-degree murder and first-degree burglary as a sexually motivated felony. He is expected to receive a sentence of 30 years to life in prison on July 30.

What You Need To Know

  • Assamad Nash, the man accused of killing 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee inside her Chinatown apartment in 2022, has plead guilty to murder

  • He entered his plea in New York State Supreme Court to charges of second-degree murder and first-degree burglary as a sexually motivated felony

  • Police said Nash followed Lee into her building, pushed his way into her apartment and stabbed her over 40 times

"Today Assamad Nash was held accountable for senselessly taking Christina Yuna Lee's life after he followed her into her own home," Bragg said in a statement. "Ms. Yuna Lee's family and loved ones were deprived of a daughter, sister, and friend. My thoughts are with her family and our community as they continue healing from this tragedy."

Nash was arrested in February 2022 after police said he walked into Lee’s building, followed her up to the sixth floor, pushed his way into her apartment and stabbed her over 40 times.

Court records reveal that Nash had a history of arrests, including charges of assault and harassment, prior to the fatal attack on Lee.

Lee's murder sparked widespread outrage within the Asian American community, occurring during a year marked by a sharp increase in anti-Asian incidents.