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31-10-2023
HOUSTON: A man has been charged with first-degree murder after he was involved in the brutal stabbing of an American-Pakistani pediatrician in Conroe, Texas.
Law enforcement officials suspect that Miles Joseph Fridrich, 24, was responsible for the horrific murder that occurred on Saturday at 12:30pm when 52-year-old Dr Talat Jehan Khan was repeatedly stabbed in the common area of her apartment complex, Alys Apartments.
Fridrich’s bond was set at $500,000.
According to Khan’s family, she had moved to the Alys Apartments on Mansion View Drive in July with her 14-year-old daughter and was working at Texas Children’s Pediatrics Conroe, media reported.
“Everything in her life revolved around those two things, her kids, her son and daughter and her kids she looked after as a pediatrician,” Khan’s brother, Wajahat Nyaz, said. Nyaz referred to his sister as a “kind soul.”
While many of Khan’s neighbors witnessed the attack, including several children, one neighbor who attempted to stop the suspect recalled the incident to Eyewitness News.
Matthew Amador, Khan’s neighbor works as a firefighter, said that he grabbed his Katana sword when he realized what was happening and ran after Fridrich, the suspect.
“I said, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’ and just kind of spooked him,” he said. “(It) didn’t look like he was there, or was a person, blank face, real dark, you know, evil look in his eyes.
“He had gone and left three times before I even got there, and when I got there, he was checking her pulse to make sure she was alive and then stabbed her three more times,” Amador said.
About 17 people walked out of their homes with guns, according to NBC’s Click2Houston. Amador said the police quickly showed up.
“I started yelling out the description, tall white guy, purple shirt, tall white guy, purple shirt!” he said.
However, Conroe police caught up to the suspect and took him into custody.
Amador said he had never seen Fridrich before the attack, making the suspect’s relationship with Khan, unclear.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), who said they are investigating the crime, released a statement regarding the Khan’s death. (Int’l News Desk)
