Saima Syeda || Issue 10 || December 3rd, 2024
Ahmed Abed, 43, a Cornell custodian, has been charged with second-degree murder. In a criminal complaint submitted to Ithaca City Court, Ithaca police claimed to have slain Alaa Husein Jeena Abedi early on Monday morning in his residence on South Plain Street. The attack is still being looked at by police. Abed reportedly smashed Abedi’s head with a cinderblock while she was sleeping, then stabbed her to death. Abed is listed as a custodian at the Humphreys Service Building in Cornell’s staff directory. Eleven years ago, his employee profile was made. The Ithaca Police Department named Abed and his suspected conduct in a press release issued on Tuesday. City Judge Seth Peacock remanded him to the Tompkins County Jail without posting bail. In its first press release issued Monday, IPD called the event “not a random act” and urged anybody with knowledge about the case, especially those who choose to remain anonymous, to get in touch. Information can be anonymously and privately sent using the Ithaca Police Department Tip Line form or by calling the police tip line at 607-330-0000.
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