Police are appealing for information on a suspect in connection with the brutal murders of three family members in Eastleigh.
In a statement on Sunday, homicide detectives said they have pinpointed the main suspect as 24-year-old Hashim Dagane Muhumed.
According to the investigative agency, this was after the car Hashim Muhumed was driving was captured by CCTV cameras picking up the victims from their Eastleigh home last week.
CCTV footage revealed that Dagane was driving a Nissan Note with registration number KDQ 718Y, which was seen picking up the victims from their residence in Eastleigh on October 21, 2024.
“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,” the DCI said.
Detectives further said that Dagane abandoned his car in Nairobi and escaped and has been traced to Ijara, Garissa County.
He could also be in Nairobi or any other part of the country, they said.
“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 Dagane,” it said.
The bodies of Dahabo Daud Said, 38; Amina Abdirashid Dahir, 22, and Nusayba Abdi Mohammed, 13, were discovered on October 22 at different locations, they were buried Saturday at the Lang’ata Cemetery in Nairobi.
The three had gone missing on Monday night, and their bodies were found with multiple stab wounds. Police indicated that two severed hands were also recovered in South C, Nairobi, a day later.
A postmortem exercise conducted on the bodies of the women on Friday, October 25 showed Dahabo Daud Said had her neck severed, her hands chopped off and was tortured.
Chief government pathologist Johansen Oduor said Amina Abdirashid Dahir died of a stabbing.
“The stab wound went to the heart. We believe she died out of stabbing,” said Oduor.
He added Nusayba Abdi Mohammed died out of smothering and that there were indications of rape on her.
Police said preliminary investigations show the three were killed in a dispute over a ransom demand by their abductors.
Investigations have also revealed the three murdered women were attacked by people known to them for failing to pay the demanded ransom and identifying them while in captivity.
A suspect and a survivor of the murder have told police the killers had demanded ransom from the women but became brutal when they realized the victims had identified them.
“When they realised the women had identified them, they decided to eliminate them and dump their bodies,” said an officer who added they are pursuing known suspects.
They had demanded Sh1 million for the release of each of the women.
