NYC woman stabbed by neighbor enraged over dog as attacker’s boyfriend held her down in elevator: officials

A 30-year-old Bronx mom was allegedly held down by her thuggish neighbor while his girlfriend viciously stabbed her to death in an elevator – all in a dispute over a dog.

Beyonce Johnson, 24, and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Saleh Ceesay, got into a scuffle with mom Shashamanie Thompson inside their Highbridge apartment building Sunday night, with the encounter turning deadly, prosecutors said as Ceesay was arraigned on murder charges.

The accused killer’s lawyer said the ongoing dispute was over Thompson’s dog being left loose in the hallway – as he blamed the victim for setting off the fatal feud.

The alleged murder occurred Sunday night at the Highbridge apartment building. Kyle Mazza/UNF News/Shutterstock

“This was a very fast altercation that [Ceesay’s] girlfriend didn’t start,” attorney Edwin Sapone told The Post. “It appears to have been a situation that was happening over time, where this neighbor had a dog in the hallway.

“Instead of keeping the dog in her apartment, she would keep the dog in the hallway, and many neighbors were complaining about that,” Sapone said.

But Bronx prosecutors said it was a vicious two-on-one attack, with Johnson, who remains hospitalized after her arrest, screaming, “I will f–king kill you” while repeatedly stabbing Thompson as Ceesay held the helpless woman down.

Boyfriend Saleh Ceesay (left) was ordered held without bail. TOMAS E. GASTON

The pair even threw the dying victim out of the elevator – but she lived long enough to finger her killer, Bronx prosecutors Skylar Seabert said in court.

“Upon arrival of officers and first responders, the victim stated, in sum and substance, ‘the girl in 6D did this,’” Seabert told Judge David Goodwin. “Defendant Johnson is believed to reside in apartment 6D. This incident was captured on surveillance footage, both audio and video.”

Sapone told the judge that the evidence against Johnson was stronger than that against Ceesay, adding, “Not to throw her under the bus, it is stronger against his girlfriend.”

Ceesay was ordered held without bail while Johnson’s arraignment is pending.

Additional reporting by Amanda Woods