Authorities conducting an investigation into the discovery of a severely mutilated body found abandoned at Langata Cemetery have made significant progress, shedding light on the activities of Hashim Dagane Muhumed, the primary suspect in the tragic murders of a mother, her daughter, and her 12-year-old niece.
Muhumed has been connected to the murder of Deka Abdinoor Gorone, who was reported missing at the California police station on October 24.
The remains of a woman, described as boiled bones, were discovered outside Langata Cemetery on October 31, leaving the community in shock.
In pursuit of vital evidence collected from the crime scene, detectives visited a Quickmart supermarket in the city, where it was determined that the victim was a woman captured on CCTV while shopping on October 29.
It is believed that this woman may be Deka Abdinoor Gorone, who had been reported missing.
The remains are currently undergoing forensic analysis to confirm the victim’s identity.
Additionally, police have determined that after completing her shopping, the woman went to an apartment in Lavington, where she was again recorded by CCTV cameras as she entered the building.
The detectives have established that the lady was in the company of Hashim, who was residing in the said apartment where the duo spent time before Hashim was on October 31 captured leaving the apartment carrying two bags suspected to have contained the remains of the victim that were later in the day discovered at Langata cemetery.
It has also been verified that after Hashim left the apartment, the owner discovered what had happened in his premises, went ahead and cleared the mess, had the rooms re-painted and thereafter went under.
He is being sought, and it is just a matter of time before he is smoked out of his hideout to face relevant charges, police said.
Hashim will be detained for 21 days pending a probe into his alleged crimes.
Makadara Senior Principal Magistrate Mary Njagi on Monday November 4 ordered that Hashim be held at Ruaraka Police Station until December 2, 2024, when police will produce him in court for further directions.
The suspect appeared before the Makadara Law Courts, where detectives requested that his detention be extended until the conclusion of their investigation.
Detectives said Hashim poses a flight risk if released, pointing out that he had already relocated after committing the crimes.
The magistrate ordered his detention pending probe.
The families of the slain three women were at the court as the suspect was produced under security.
Hashim was arrested Sunday in Eastleigh, Nairobi after almost two weeks of hide and seek.
He had been hiding in Eastleigh and Lavington for weeks even as detectives extended his search to Somalia and Ethiopia.
Even after he was linked to the murder of the three members of the same family, he chose to hide in Eastleigh as a hunt on him went on.
He could leave his hideout and take a walk before returning.
But an informer who was aware of his being in the area informed police of the same days ago and a hunt on him intensified.
On Saturday November 2, CCTV footage captured him walking out of a building in Eastleigh, where he was a regular while staking for taxi customers.
An extensive manhunt was launched, with investigators monitoring his movements through forensic trails.
Despite his attempts to elude capture, including using multiple phone numbers to mislead the authorities, he was cornered on Sunday in the area.
He surrendered from a building he was hiding on realizing police were outside looking for him, police said.
Authorities discovered that Hashim possessed several fake documents, including a Kenyan ID.
Investigators have established that he previously served as a regional police officer in Ethiopia before relocating to Kenya, where he worked as a driver in various schools in Eastleigh.
Hashim was wanted for grilling over the murder of Amina Abdirashid, her aunt, Waris Dahabo Daud, and her niece, Nusayba Abdi Mohammed from Eastleigh in Nairobi.
Investigations have established that Hashim, 34, was driving the Nissan Note 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.
The vehicle was also found abandoned at Wakulima Market near ENA Coach stage and towed to DCI Headquarters for forensic examination, further linking Hashim Dagane to the killings.
On October 21 Waris Dahabo Daud Said, 38, Amina Abdirashid Dahir, 22 and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed, 12 went missing before their bodies with stab wounds were discovered on October 22, 2024 at around 6 am at different locations.
The bodies of Nusayba, Amina and Dahabo were found at Bahati in Makadara, 6th Avenue Parklands and Khyumbi, in Machakos respectively, with the hands of Dohabo chopped off.
On October 23, two human hands were recovered at South C along Five-Star Road, police said.
A postmortem exercise conducted on the bodies of the women on October 25 showed Waris had her neck severed, her hands chopped off and was tortured.
Pathologists said Amina Abdirashid Dahir died of a stabbing.
Nusayba Abdi Mohammed died out of smothering, the autopsy report said.
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