NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A former Brooklyn resident was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the 2016 brutal beating of his ex-girlfriend, Brooklyn
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Friday.
Jun Zhang, 59, formerly of Sunset Park, Brooklyn was was convicted of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon on Feb. 1, following a jury trial.
Officials said on Aug. 23, 2016, at approximately 4 a.m., Zhang beat his former girlfriend, a 49-year-old woman, over several hours inside of Relax Spa, a massage parlor located at 5911 7th Ave. in Sunset Park.
Zhang accused the victim of cheating on him, pushed her onto a couch, pulled her hair, picked up a knife, threatened her and prevented her from leaving.
He threw the victim to the floor, punching her in the face, stomping on her body, stabbing her in the chest, and slicing her throat multiple times with a knife. He then dragged her into a massage room and left her on the floor. When he eventually returned, he placed his fingers under the victim’s nose, but she held her breath and pretended to be dead, authorities said.
When the defendant finally left the massage parlor, according to the evidence, the victim managed to make it out on to the street, where she collapsed. Two calls were made to 911, indicating that a woman covered in blood was sitting on some stairs on a sidewalk. Emergency medical technicians responded, and she was rushed to the hospital where she was intubated and remained for a month.
She was treated for brain bleeding, a liver laceration, collapsed lungs, deep lacerations to her neck and puncture wounds to her chest. A doctor testified at trial that she had lost 30 to 40 percent of her blood.
The victim and Zhang managed Relax Spa at the time of the incident, District Attorney Gonzalez said.
Zhang fled from New York following the 2016 attack, was arrested in California on May 10, 2021 in connection with a shooting but was not prosecuted because the victim did not cooperate.
His fingerprints, however, triggered the New York warrant for his arrest and he was extradited to Brooklyn to stand trial.
Additionally, Zhang was sentenced to five years post-release supervision. The judge also issued a 30-year full order of protection.
"This was a life altering assault that the victim survived because of her will to live for her children," District Attorney Gonzalez said. "She showed tremendous courage by coming to court and testifying against her abuser and detailing the many physical and emotional traumas she suffers to this day. I also commend our prosecutors for their commitment to bringing the defendant to justice."
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