In a shocking turn of events, a woman's body was found in a sleeping bag in Manhattan last week. The victim, Yazmeen Williams, 31, had been shot in the head before being wrapped in a plastic bag and placed in a sleeping bag, according to police reports. Surveillance footage showed a man in an electric wheelchair dragging her body, which eyewitnesses said was left with trash on the street.
The has now confirmed that a man named Chad Irish, 55, from the Bronx, was arrested and charged with concealing a human corpse. On Monday, police brought a person of interest from his home. A crowd gathered outside, including the victim's mother, Nicole Williams, who shouted "murderer.
" As the man was handcuffed to an EMS gurney, the crowd surged forward, striking him repeatedly. Nicole Williams, heartbroken and distraught, cried out, "You killed my daughter." Amid the chaos, a voice in the crowd could be heard urging others to kill the suspect.
Despite the turmoil, medics managed to get the man into an ambulance, but the crowd surged again, hitting him repeatedly as he pleaded his innocence. Police transported the man to a local hospital, where he remains in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing.
Williams' body was discovered on Friday around 5 p.m. on 27th Street between Second and Third Avenues.
The medical examiner confirmed that she had died from a . Williams' family described her as an advocate for women. "She was beautiful, sweet, college-educated, and just a good person," sa.
