Liyong Ye appears in NYC court days after being accused of beating mom to death inside Brooklyn apartment in attack that leaves two kids ‘likely to die’

The man charged with the brutal hammer attack that killed a New York mother and seriously injured her two young children and “will probably die” appeared in court on Thursday.

Liyong Ye, 47, is accused of beating 43-year-old Zhou Zhou to death in Brooklyn on Wednesday, leaving her three-year-old daughter and five-year-old son with life-threatening injuries.

He launched the attack because he blamed the mother for the cramped living conditions of the three-bedroom Sunset Park apartment he shared with her family, according to prosecutors and first reported by police. New York Post.

Ye, who has been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder, allegedly told a witness that he intended to “fight” Zhou before killing her and knocking down her children.

She was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn with her children, but was pronounced dead due to massive head trauma. Prosecutors said the children are also “likely to die” from their injuries.

Liyong Ye, 47, is accused of beating Zhou Zhou, 43, to death in Brooklyn on Wednesday, leaving her three-year-old daughter and five-year-old son with life-threatening injuries

Ye, who has been charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder, allegedly told a witness that he intended to “fight” Zhou before killing her and knocking down her children. Pictured: Hammer reportedly used in an attack

The police found Ye covered in blood outside the apartment where he lived with Zhou and her family.

Inside, they found her and her three- and five-year-old children so badly injured that police took them straight to hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance.

Ye appeared in Brooklyn court to face charges, where prosecutors described how he plotted the alleged attack.

He lived with his nine-year-old son in a room he sublet from Zhou in the 52nd Street apartment, and the third room was rented by a single tenant.

Neighbors reported hearing that Ye and Zhou had a series of loud arguments in recent weeks.

According to the authorities, Ye had repeatedly complained about the clutter in the kitchen and bathroom of the third housemate weeks before the attack.

He would have called the housemate on the day of the assault to ask if they could pick up his son.

“Earlier in the day, the defendant called the witness by phone and said he was going to fight with the deceased and the defendant called the witness and asked the witness to pick up the defendant’s son,” Assistant Prosecutor Tziyonah said. Slowly in the courtroom. .

The roommate told the police that they returned home and saw Ye standing over the three victims with a hammer in his hand and covered in blood.

They called 911 and Ye was arrested after he was caught trying to leave the apartment and the bloody hammer was recovered by officers.

The children are still fighting for their lives in the hospital, but Langsam told the court, “They have blunt force trauma to their head and are likely to die.”

Ye appeared in Brooklyn court to face charges, where prosecutors described how he plotted the alleged assault

A roommate called 911 and Ye was arrested after he was caught trying to leave the apartment and the bloody hammer was recovered by officers

Zhou’s husband worked at a restaurant in Ohio and was not home at the time of the attack. He hurried back to his children who are in intensive care.

“My dear wife, I owe you an apology,” he wrote on WeChat on Thursday.

“I hope you can bless our child to get through this difficult time. My children, Daddy hopes you get through this.’

He shared the message along with a photo of their smiling children.

Restaurant clerk Louis Lin, 33, said he was terrified when police arrived and saw the hallway “covered in blood.” He said the two children had many young friends in the building.

They were “just so sweet,” he told the New York Times.

According to the authorities, Ye had repeatedly complained about the clutter in the kitchen and bathroom of the third housemate weeks before the attack.

Police said they had been called because of reports of an attack on the second-floor apartment, which was also sublet to another tenant just before 3pm on Wednesday.

When police arrived, they were filmed by a neighbor holding the bodies of the seriously injured children.

“I don’t think we should wait,” one said to the other.

‘To go! To go!’ his colleague responded before they both ran to the stairs with the kids.

Judge Simiyon Haniff granted the prosecutor’s request to keep Ye in custody without bail, citing him as a flight risk.

According to his lawyer, this was the suspect’s first run-in with the law, and it is believed he has no mental health issues.