Brooklyn jogger stabbing victim saves four lives through organ donation
Katie Suarez, 28, fatally stabbed while jogging in Brooklyn on Oct. 30, donated her heart, liver, pancreas and kidneys to four recipients. Suspect Sayed Mohassib, 27, has been charged with murder and held without bail.
Brooklyn stabbing victim's organs save four lives after fatal attack
Katie Suarez, the 28-year-old woman fatally stabbed while jogging in Brooklyn, has saved four lives through organ donation, gothamist.com reports, citing nonprofit LiveOnNY.
Suarez donated her heart, liver, pancreas and both kidneys, LiveOnNY — which oversees organ donation across the greater New York area — confirmed on Sunday. The organs were successfully transplanted into four recipients aged between 12 and 75. Three were in New York; one was in Florida. Suarez also donated her corneas.
"This is an unimaginable loss for any parent and family," said Leonard Achan, president and CEO of LiveOnNY. "That Katie thought of others in being a registered donor is a powerful testament to her generosity and will ensure that she will live on through these gifts of life."
Suarez was stabbed in the neck on Oct. 30 while running on the Shore Parkway Greenway in Brooklyn and later died from her injuries. On Saturday, more than a week after the attack, NYPD officials announced the arrest of Sayed Mohassib, 27, a Department of Education employee, on charges of murder, criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence.
Mohassib pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Saturday and was ordered held without bail, according to court records. His attorney could not be reached for comment.
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