Man Charged With Murder After Woman Found Dead By Asphyxiation In Nassau: Police

HERRICKS, NY — Police have made an arrest after a woman was found dead by asphyxiation at a Herricks home on October 17, police said.

According to Nassau County police on Friday, Asif Qureshi, 53, of Bellerose was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He was slated for arraignment on Friday at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.

The incident took place on Larch Drive at 3:52 p.m., police said. Officers responded to the address for a well check and discovered a 46-year-old woman who was unconscious and not breathing, with apparent facial burns, police said.

She was pronounced deceased at the scene by a Nassau County police medic, authorities said. The woman has been identified as Aleena Asif, of Herricks, police said.

The medical examiner has determined the death to be a criminal homicide due to asphyxiation by an unknown chemical substance, police said. Further testing is to be done by the medical examiner's office; the investigation is ongoing, police said.