DCI: Suspect behind Eastleigh tripple murder received money from 11 phone numbers

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is pursuing owners of 11 mobile phone numbers and a Kenya Commercial Bank account that were allegedly sending money to the man suspected to be behind the murders of three Eastleigh women.

The DCI said Hashim Muhumed was receiving funds through his phone number during the period that he was on the run and the owners of the SIM cards and the bank account are also needed in the investigations.

The details are contained in an affidavit filed at the Makadara Law Courts by Sergeant Mohamed Hassan of DCI's Homicides Unit who sought orders to investigate the subscribers and the bank account holder.

In documents filed in court, DCI says that Hashim was in contact with the deceased women on both nights they died and before their bodies were later found at different places.

The suspect also allegedly communicated with and received money from the said numbers.

"The applicant's (DCI) preliminary investigations indicate that the said subscriber numbers were used to facilitate the commission of the offence under investigations through communication and sending money," stated Mohamed.

He obtained orders to access, inspect, investigate and obtain and be supplied with certified copies of subscribers' details, and communication data records.

The Safaricom CEO is also required to supply the DCI with Mpesa statements for the said subscribers (SIM) card holders for the period between September 1 and November 4, 2024, which will be used for investigations. KCB is also required to give similar details for the account in question.

The details sought from Safaricom and KCB can only be produced in compliance with a court order.

This is the requirement for gathering electronic evidence under section 106 (b) (4) of the Evidence Act in respect of evidence generated electronically or from electronic equipment.

"The investigations involve three deceased persons murdered and bodies dumped in different locations therefore requires time to document and gather evidence that is sufficient to prove the offence," stated Sgt. Mohamed.

DCI has since obtained orders to detain Hashim at Ruaraka police station for a period of 21 days pending the investigations. The orders were granted by Senior Principal Magistrate Mary Njagi.

Hashim is suspected of killing Amina Abdirashid, her aunt Waris Dahabo Daud, and her niece Nuseiba Abdi Mohammed after picking them up at different times on October 21-22, 2024.

Waris's body was found in a village in Machakos County. The body was mutilated and had stab wounds.

Hashim called Nuseiba on October 22 to meet him but she called her cousin Amina to accompany her.

Nuseiba's body was later found near the Bahati Primary School fence while Amina's was found in Parklands.

DCI believes that the suspect called Nuseiba to kill her because she had recorded details of the car that picked up her mother and could help in tracing him, and Amina was only killed after accompanying her cousin whom she had been lured for murder.

The bodies of the three deceased women had stab wounds and some mutilated and the knife suspected to be the murder weapon was found near Nuseiba's body on October 22.

Nuseiba had left home on October 22 accompanied by Amina after receiving a call from a person who used her mother's phone.