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An 18-year-old man was charged Friday with multiple felonies including murder, robbery, rape, attempted carjacking and elder abuse in connection with the death of a 72-year-old woman stabbed during an attempted carjacking in Berkeley.  

Kamau Jawhar Berlin appeared in court Friday and was charged with five felony counts including felony murder, attempted second degree robbery, attempted carjacking with a deadly weapon, attempted forcible rape and elder abuse resulting in death.  

Berlin was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and attempted carjacking on Sept. 19 following the stabbing of Emeryville resident Nancy Jo McClellan in the area of Russell and Otis streets around 4:30 p.m. that day.  

McClellan died of her injuries on Oct. 8, according to police. 

Police said arriving officers saw a man fleeing the area who matched the suspect description given by callers and were able to detain him in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way after a foot pursuit. The suspect later was identified as Berlin.