Overview
- Prosecutors say 53-year-old Asif Qureshi was arraigned on second-degree murder and ordered held without bail, and they will seek a first-degree murder indictment.
- Authorities allege Qureshi stalked Asif after refusing divorce papers served on October 9 and entered her Herricks home to wait for her return from a school drop-off.
- Asif was found during a welfare check at 3:52 p.m. on October 17 with severe chemical burns to her face and mouth, and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide by chemical asphyxiation.
- Officials say Qureshi previously had one arrest related to a domestic incident that is sealed and five prior domestic incidents since 2023, including an alleged threat to force her to swallow bleach, with no orders of protection issued.
- Police arrested Qureshi in Bellerose, Queens, and said the couple’s children, ages 18, 14, and 7, are with other relatives.