GOKADA: Fahim's personal assistant arrested over murder

Following the gruesome murder of Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh, his personal assistant was arrested early on Friday.

According to two officials briefed on the matter, the personal assistant, Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, was expected to be charged in a criminal complaint with second degree murder and other crimes.

Recall that the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment this week.

Detectives believe that the motive for the killing stemmed from Mr. Saleh having discovered that the assistant had stolen tens of thousands of dollars from him, despite the fact that Mr. Saleh had not reported the man and had set up what amounted to a repayment plan for him to return the money, one of the officials said.

Police were expected to announce the arrest at news conference on Friday.

Investigators have also concluded that Mr. Saleh was killed on Monday, the day before his body was found, and that the killer used his employer’s credit card to pay for a car to a Home Depot, on West 23rd Street in Manhattan, to buy cleaning supplies to sanitize the crime scene, the official said.

The killer returned to Mr. Saleh’s apartment the next day to dismember the body and clean up the crime scene. [NewYork Times]