An ex-con busted for choking a woman to death stalked the victim around the streets of Times Square for nearly a half hour before he threw her to the ground and pressed down on her neck for more than 90 seconds,

The 23-year-old victim died several days after Jaheem Warren put her in a chokehold outside a New York City hotel, officials said.

A man was arrested and charged with the murder of 23-year-old Leslie Torres, found strangled near a Times Square hotel. Facial recognition helped identify the suspect, Jaheem Warren, who had a criminal past.

A suspect was charged with murder after a seemingly random broad daylight attack in which he strangled a woman in front of a Times Square hotel, according to police.

Shocking developments have emerged about a young woman who was stalked on the street before being choked and beaten to death just steps from Times Square. Police say the suspect and the victim did not know one another.