The alleged murderer of CEO Fahim Saleh was arrested on Friday, July 17, and it was his personal assistant. The tech CEO was found dismembered and beheaded in his apartment located in Manhattan this week. The New York Times reported that the two officials briefed on the matter said the PA is expected to be charged in the gruesome murder.
Can we just take a moment to pray for the friends and family of Fahim Saleh. A Bangladeshi self-made Millionaire who was found decapitated and limbless in his NYC apartment. They really don’t want to see our people win pic.twitter.com/MACCNR6SmD — Ishan (@I_Ali101) July 16, 2020
The 33-year-old entrepreneur was found dead by his sister in a luxury building on the Lower East Side, inside his $2.25-million condo, the police department reported. After not hearing from the young CEO for a day, his sister decided to check in on him. His sister found his limbs and head removed and other parts of the young man's body. The remains of Saleh had been placed in large plastic bags; an electric saw, which was still plugged in nearby, was also found in the death scene.
The 21-year-old personal assistant, Tyrese Devon Haspil, was expected to be charged in a criminal complaint with 2nd-degree murder, including other crimes. Officials and detectives concluded that Tyrese's motive was caused by Saleh's discovery about the tens of thousands of dollars his assistant has stolen. One of the officials said that although the CEO didn't file any criminal complaint on the man, he still required him for the amount he was accused of stealing, setting up a repayment plan. The arrest was expected to be announced by the police at the conference on July 17.
The officials' theory
The officials responsible for the investigation believed that the young tech CEO was killed on Monday, July 13, before his remains were found. Investigators also suspected that his killer used the CEO's own credit card to buy the cleaning materials needed to sanitize the crime scene, as well as paying a car to a Home Depot, located on West 23rd Street in Manhattan.
Can we just take a moment to pray for the friends and family of Fahim Saleh. A Bangladeshi self-made Millionaire who was found decapitated and limbless in his NYC apartment. They really don’t want to see our people win pic.twitter.com/MACCNR6SmD — Ishan (@I_Ali101) July 16, 2020
The assistant was accused of dismembering Saleh's body after he returned to the CEO's apartment on July 14. A medical examiner of the New York Times announced on Thursday, July 16, that multiple stab wounds caused Saleh's death to his torso and neck. The murder was believed to be done by a professional killer; a law enforcement official described the killing as a hit.
Detectives concluded that the murderer's gruesome act was interrupted when Saleh's sister ringed from the building's lobby, forcing the suspect to escape through the condo's back door and into a stairwell.
"Fahim is more than what you are reading," said the victim's family, saying that the murder was so shocking it was unfathomable.
"He is so much more. His brilliant and innovative mind took everyone who was a part of his world on a journey, and he made sure never to leave anyone behind," they added.
