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NEW YORK (AP) — A person is in custody in connection with the killing of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo.
NYC Medical Exmainer removes the remains of CEO and venture capitalist Fahim Saleh. Saleh was found dismembered in his Lower East Side apartment Tuesday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/QHsek8bCQQ
— Joe Marino (@joemarino_) July 15, 2020
A law enforcement official said Friday the person in custody has been Fahim Saleh’s personal assistant. Saleh was found dead in a gruesome scene Tuesday afternoon inside his apartment on the Lower East Side.
Saleh was the CEO of a ride-hailing motorcycle startup called Gokada that began operating in Nigeria in 2018.
Fahim Saleh, a tech entrepreneur who founded Nigeria's Gokada ride-hailing app, was found decapitated and dismembered in a luxury New York apartment with a power saw plugged in nearby https://t.co/goovgdbPay pic.twitter.com/YZyF4yzWlk
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 15, 2020
Authorities say a relative called police after going to check on Saleh and making the gruesome discovery.