The assistant who beheaded her tech entrepreneur boss in his multi-million dollar Manhattan apartment appeared to reject a plea deal in court today.
Tyrese Haspil, 21, appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday July 13, 2020 on a manslaughter charge for the killing of Fahim Saleh.
Haspil rejected a plea deal and elected to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before his case moved to trial.
Police say Saleh, 33, was hacked to pieces by his executive assistant, Haspil, who stole $90,000 from the businessman in the months following his death.
Saleh’s dismembered body was found in his luxury apartment on the Lower East Side in July, and Haspil has since been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the gruesome murder.
Tyrese Haspil appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on a murder charge for killing tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh.
The Bangladeshi-US investor did not leave a will but papers filed by his sister Rifait Saleh in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court show his assets at the time of his death.
The tech CEO, who founded Nigerian motorcycle ride-sharing company Gokada, had a $1.8 million mortgage on his $2.2 million East Houston Street apartment, but that was his only debt, according to the New York Post.
Saleh had no wife or children, and according to New York law his money would go to his parents, Raihana Saleh and Saleh Uddin Ahmed.
Rifayet asked the court to appoint him as administrator of his brother’s estate so that he can access funds to run his business.
A judge allowed him to collect $4 million from the estate, court records show.
The document states that Saleh’s ‘parents and siblings are desperate to preserve and cultivate businesses to fulfill the deceased’s ambitions, which he was cruelly and prematurely denied’.
Police claimed that Haspil was stealing money from Saleh and took more than $90,000 between 2017 and July 2020, when the murder occurred.
In their submissions to the grand jury, prosecutors described finding a Makita saw, body parts, body parts and a wrecking bag containing a Home Depot receipt inside Saleh’s home.
Haspil rejected a plea deal and elected to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before his case moved to trial
Saleh’s dismembered body was found in his luxury apartment on the Lower East Side in July, and Haspil has since been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the felony murder.
Police claimed Haspil was stealing money from Saleh and took more than $90,000 between 2017 and July 2020, when the murder took place.
In their submissions to the grand jury, prosecutors described finding a Makita saw, body parts, body parts and a wrecking bag containing a Home Depot receipt inside Saleh’s home.
They say that over a three-year period, Haspil stole more than $90,000 in PayPal and Intuit transfers from Saleh and continued to transfer the money to herself four days after Saleh died.
Tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh (pictured), who was murdered and beheaded in his New York apartment last year, was worth $6 million when he died.
Saleh, 33, allegedly killed his executive assistant Tyrese Haspil (pictured), 21, who was arrested and charged with aggravated murder.
Saleh’s dismembered body was found in his luxury $2.2 million apartment on the Lower East Side where he had a $1.8 million mortgage.
Haspil, 21, was escorted out of the 7th Precinct by NYPD detectives, Friday, July 17, 2020.
They say that over a three-year period, Haspil stole more than $90,000 in PayPal and Intuit transfers from Saleh and continued to transfer money to herself four days after Saleh died.
Haspil has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody awaiting trial.
Detectives began investigating Haspil after finding text messages in which Saleh accused Haspil of stealing money, police sources said.
Saleh was stabbed multiple times before being cut into pieces, police said.
Surveillance footage from inside the 265 East Houston apartment building showed Saleh being followed into the elevator by a man — believed to be Haspil — who was wearing a black suit and mask.
Investigators say Saleh, who was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, looked suspicious when the masked man bumped into the elevator, which requires the use of a key fob.
The footage shows the victim falling to the ground as the elevator doors open directly into Saleh’s first-floor apartment. The elevator doors then close, obscuring the camera’s view of what happened next.
Haspil’s credit card was allegedly used to purchase power saws and cleaning products at Home Depot after the murder.
The card was also allegedly used to pay for transportation to Saleh’s apartment.
Police found Saleh’s dismembered body inside his apartment in a luxury building on the Lower East Side. An apartment in the building is shown above
Police leaving the building on July 14. They find Saleha’s organs in a trash bag
Saleh was born to Bangladeshi parents in Saudi Arabia before moving to the United States
When the police reached the spot, Saleha’s torso was found in the corner of her living room and her head, hands and feet were separated in plastic bags.
An electric saw that was still plugged in, a vacuum cleaner and cleaning products were found nearby.
When the alleged killer returned the next day to clean up, police believed Saleh’s cousin had stopped him.
His cousin may have drowned out the buzz in Saleh’s apartment before entering the building, alerting the killer and forcing him to abandon efforts to dispose of his remains.
Police said the killer is believed to have fled the building while fleeing the fire, while his victim’s cousin took the elevator.
Police sources said initially they believed the killing was financially motivated and possibly the fatal outcome of a bitter business deal.
Before the personal assistant’s arrest, investigators were searching Saleh’s business affairs for possible motives or suspects.
Haspil, who lives in Elmont, New York, worked for Saleh at his investment firm Adventure Capital.
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