A 30-year-old Bronx mom was allegedly held down by her thuggish neighbor while his girlfriend viciously stabbed her to death in an elevator – all in a dispute over a dog.
Beyonce Johnson, 24, and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Saleh Ceesay, got into a scuffle with mom Shashamanie Thompson inside their Highbridge apartment building Sunday night, with the encounter turning deadly, prosecutors said as Ceesay was arraigned on murder charges.
The dying woman lived long enough to identify her alleged killer.
Boyfriend Saleh Ceesay (left) was ordered held without bail. TOMAS E. GASTONThe accused killer’s lawyer said the ongoing dispute was over Thompson’s dog being left loose in the hallway – as he blamed the victim for setting off the fatal feud.
“This was a very fast altercation that [Ceesay’s] girlfriend didn’t start,” attorney Edwin Sapone told The Post. “It appears to have been a situation that was happening over time, where this neighbor had a dog in the hallway.
Shashamanie Thompson was allegedly stabbed to death in an elevator in a dispute over a dog. Obtained by NYPost“Instead of keeping the dog in her apartment, she would keep the dog in the hallway, and many neighbors were complaining about that,” Sapone said, claiming his client simply went to his beau’s aid.
The slain woman and the rowdy couple had a long history of disputes, law enforcement sources said.
The alleged murder occurred Sunday night at the Highbridge apartment building. Kyle Mazza/UNF News/ShutterstockBut Bronx prosecutors said it was a vicious two-on-one attack, with Ceesay slugging her, then holding her down while Johnson screamed, “I will f–king kill you” while repeatedly stabbing Thompson.
The pair even threw the dying victim out of the elevator – but she lived long enough to finger her killer, Bronx Assistant District Attorney Skylar Seabert said in court.
Ceesay still had blood splattered on his sweatpants as he faced the judge.
“Upon arrival of officers and first responders, the victim stated, in sum and substance, ‘the girl in 6D did this,’” Seabert told Judge David Goodwin. “Defendant Johnson is believed to reside in apartment 6D. This incident was captured on surveillance footage, both audio and video.”
Sapone told the judge that the evidence against Johnson was stronger than that against Ceesay, adding, “Not to throw her under the bus, it is stronger against his girlfriend.”
Ceesay was ordered held without bail while Johnson’s arraignment is pending. Johnson remained hospitalized after her arrest.
Additional reporting by Amanda Woods
