Homicide detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have identified the prime suspect in the murder of three women in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
In a statement on Sunday, October 27, DCI disclosed that the suspect, Hashim Dagane Muhumed, was captured on CCTV cameras driving a vehicle that picked up the victims from their Eastleigh home hours before the brutal incident.
"Investigations conducted so far have established that Hashim Dagane, 24, was driving the Nissan Note (Reg No. KDQ 718Y) car captured on cctv cameras picking the victims from their Eastleigh home on October 21, 2024, hours before their bodies were discovered scattered at various locations," DCI stated.
The directorate added that the vehicle was abandoned at Wakulima Market near ENA Coach stage and towed to DCI Headquarters for forensic examination, which further linked Dagane to the killings.
DCI is now urging members of the public who may have information that could aid in the arrest of the suspect to report to the nearest police station.
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"With one suspect in custody and assisting in the investigation, we appeal to anyone who may have information that could assist in the arrest of Hashim Dagane Muhumed to #FichuakwaDCI by calling our toll-free hotline 0800 722 203 or report at any police station," DCI remarked.
The deceased have been identified as Waris Daud (39), her daughter Amina Abdirashid (22) and her niece Nuseiba Dahir (13).
On Friday, October 25, autopsies were conducted on the bodies of the slain trio of family members.
Chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor, who oversaw the exercise, stated that the trio was tortured before their deaths.
He, however, noted that their murders were executed differently.
The 13-year-old was suffocated, the 22-year-old was stabbed, and the 39-year-old met her death after her throat was slit.
The pathologist further revealed that Nuseiba, the youngest of the victims, might have been sexually assaulted before the murder.
