By Rich Bockmann
A grainy video clip released Thursday shows Marisha Cheong, the 24-year-old student whose body was found on the shore in Breezy Point in February, being led from her Jamaica apartment by an unidentified woman, and police are hoping the footage will help them break open the unsolved murder case.
Cheong, who was studying business management at Long Island University in Brooklyn, was last seen Dec. 19 at the apartment on 145th Street she shared with her boyfriend, Latchman Balkaran, police said.
Two months later, her decomposed body was discovered on the beach in Breezy Point. The medical examiner’s office ruled her death a homicide.
Now, eight months after the grim discovery, police have released a 15-second clip from a surveillance camera placed across the street from Cheong’s home that shows a woman leading her from her apartment, and police are looking to question the woman as a person of interest.
The clip shows the woman lead Cheong by her hand from her home as they turn around to close the front gate and walk down the street.
Police did not clarify the date or time the video shows Cheong leaving her home.
Anyone with information regarding Cheong’s murder is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Reach reporter Rich Bockmann by e-mail at rbockmann@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4574.
