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The victim’s body was found earlier this week by his cousin in the man’s luxury apartment in a trendy district in southern Manhattan. According to media reports, the cousin wanted to see if she was okay because she hadn’t heard from him in a long time. In the apartment she found the dismembered body – several body parts were stuffed in large plastic bags – and called the police. An electric saw was still wired to a socket near the body.
Stun gun attack
The alleged perpetrator followed his victim in the elevator to the apartment on Monday, the police said. He put him out of action with a stun gun and then attacked him. According to the coroner, the victim died from numerous stab wounds to the neck and upper body.
According to media reports, the alleged perpetrator then wanted to remove the traces of his act and bought cleaning products for this purpose. Perhaps he was bothered by the cousin’s visit on Tuesday and he disappeared through the back entrance of the apartment. He was arrested three days later at a friend’s home not far away.
$ 90,000 in debt
The man worked for the victim for several years, it said. After the tech entrepreneur realized that he had stolen around $ 90,000 from him, he fired him – but did not report the crime and set up a repayment plan.
“We are deeply sad to have to inform about the sudden and tragic death of our founder,” said Gokada, the entrepreneur’s start-up, which offers motorcycle rides mainly in Nigeria’s capital Lagos, via a short message service Twitter. “He was a great leader, inspiration, and positive light for all of us.” The victim’s family said the man had “a brilliant and innovative spirit.”
The victim’s parents are from Bangladesh. He was born in Saudi Arabia. The family later moved to New York State, where the man founded several Internet companies.
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