Overview
- Asif Qureshi, 53, pleaded not guilty at his Nassau County arraignment to second-degree murder and burglary in the October death of Aleena Asif.
- A judge ordered Qureshi detained without bail, and the case is scheduled to return to court on February 18.
- Prosecutors allege he entered the Herricks home after the children left for school and suffocated her with a rag soaked in cyanide and sulfuric acid.
- Authorities cite surveillance footage showing him entering and leaving the house and riding an electric scooter, with a tote bag and gloves later recovered from his residence.
- Investigators say the victim was found with red facial burns consistent with chemical exposure, and police previously documented reports of stalking after the couple separated.