A 41-year-old man was charged with murder Saturday in the death of a Washington Heights mother who police say was beaten to death in front of her 7-year-old daughter.
Photos obtained by The Post show Tiliek Shamel Thompson, 41, being escorted from the 33rd Precinct station house by detectives after he was charged in the killing of 27-year-old Lovay Williams.
Thompson turned himself in at the 33rd Precinct earlier Saturday, according to his attorney, Neville Dexter.
“He’s at the precinct right now,” Dexter said before police announced the arrest.
Police conducting a wellness check found Williams dead shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sept. 6 inside her apartment at 535 W. 156th St., near Amsterdam Avenue.
Williams had suffered injuries to her face and neck and was unresponsive when officers arrived, police said. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.
Her 7-year-old daughter was inside the apartment at the time, according to police.
Police had previously identified Thompson as a person of interest in the killing.
Dexter said social media users had been implicating his client before Thompson surrendered.
“Everybody should reserve judgement,” the attorney said. “We don’t know what happened.”
Before Thompson’s arrest, Williams’ brother, Nuquan Williams, told The Post that the person responsible for his sister’s death must be held accountable.
“Man up to the things you did!” he said. “It was horrific. You don’t deserve to walk the streets and enjoy life when you took a life.”
Asia Walker, who described herself as Williams’ “God sister,” said Thompson and Williams had been together “for a while.”
“It’s confusing to me because we knew this man for too long,” Walker said. “I don’t even know what caused this. I can’t remember her saying they even argued before.”
Walker had said Thompson turning himself in would bring some relief to Williams’ family.
“Honestly, I know we ain’t gotta worry about him hurting nobody else and my niece can be at ease,” she said. “Tomorrow will be a little better for me. I could sleep at night.”
Balloons, flowers and candles now mark a memorial outside Williams’ apartment building.
