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Trial begins in 2019 murder of Oceanside teen By KARINA KoVAC kkovac@liherald.com
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TylER FlACh plEADED not guilty to murder at an arraignment on Oct. 31, 2019.
Opening statements in Nassau County Supreme Court on Oct. 13 reviewed in detail the Oceanside encounter three years ago in which Tyler Flach, of Lido Beach, is accused of stabbing 16-year-old Oceanside High School student Khaseen Morris to death. Flach, 21, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree gang assault, misdemeanor assault and weapon charges, faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. Others involved
were charged with seconddegree gang assault. The first witness called at the trial was Keyanna Morris, Khaseen’s 33-year-old sister, who spoke through the tears about her brother. “It is literally heart-wrenching to sit in there with the person who murdered my brother,” she told reporters later, adding of Flach, “He’s a monster, and monsters deserve to stay behind those bars.” Prosecutors contend that Flach is guilty of Morris’s murder on Sept. 16, 2019, having Continued on page 7
At Mount Sinai, breast cancer survivors share their stories By KARINA KoVAC kkovac@liherald.com
Both Susan Blaize-Sampeur and Geri Barish got that dreaded phone call from their doctors: The diagnosis was breast cancer. It happened to Blaize-Sampeur last year, and no fewer than three times for Barish, first in 1985 and most recently in 2015. Both shared their testimonies of hope and recovery at Mount Sinai South Nassau on Oct. 13, accompanied by the doctors who led the way to healing. Blaize-Sampeur remembers the day she was diagnosed. Late last September, when she saw her doctor for her regular mam-
mogram, she wasn’t told the usual, “You’re good to go till next year.” Instead, the doctor said she needed to come back for a biopsy, which she did, and then went back home to Lynbrook. “The waiting period is always stressful, and two weeks later, on Oct. 11, I got that dreadful call that I had breast cancer,” BlaizeSampeur recounted. “The doctor did assure me that he felt that I’d be OK, because it was small.” After a quick surgery at Mount Sinai, the mass was gone. “The journey from the beginning to the end was amazing,” she said. “The doctors here at Mount Sinai, they’re so wonderful — the care I received, it was
just amazing. The care of Mount Sinai, and my daughter, who stood by me every step of the way,” were what made the difference, Blaize-Sampeur said. Breast cancer is more common in Black women under age 45 than white women, and overall, Black women are more likely to die of the disease. Blaize-Sampeur benefited from early detection and regular checkups. “If I procrastinated and waited another year or two,” she said, her voice filled with emotion as she looked at her daughter, Franchesca, “I don’t know if I would even be sitting here.” Franchesca, who was part of the discussion panel in addition
to two doctors, her mother and Barish, stressed the importance of members of the Black community supporting, educating and advocate for one another. “It’s also something that impacts the people around that individual — their friends, their family, the communities that they’re a part of,” she said. And with places like Mount
Sinai, whose Center for Women’s Imaging is offering free breast cancer screenings through Oct. 23, Franchesca urged women to make the most of such opportunities. “With programs that are available through places like Mount Sinai,” she said, “… I encourage people in all communities, but especially those that Continued on page 10