Kenya Serial Murder Case: Prosecutors Reveal How Accused Killed and Dismembered Fourth Victim.
A Nairobi court on Wednesday heard graphic testimony detailing how a man already linked to a series of killings murdered his girlfriend, dismembered her, and attempted to dump her remains at Lang’ata Cemetery in October 2024.
Prosecutors told the court that Hashim Dagane Muhumed — also known as Hashim Mohamed Khalif — killed 28-year-old Deka Abdi Noor Gorane between the night of October 29 and the early hours of October 30, 2024, inside Valley Heights Apartments in Lavington.
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Gikui Gichui said the killing was carried out in a bid to conceal evidence tied to three other murders attributed to the accused.
According to the prosecution, Hashim boiled parts of Deka’s body after killing her, placed the remains into a black wastepaper bag, and later attempted to discard them at Lang’ata Cemetery.
“The accused’s girlfriend, Deka Abdi Noor Gorane, was the fourth victim whose body was mutilated, boiled, and the remains dumped at Lang’ata Cemetery,” Prosecutor Gikui told the court.
The case took an even darker turn as CCTV expert Corporal Lawrence Kamau presented surveillance footage capturing Hashim’s movements before and after the alleged murder.
One clip from Sixth Avenue, Parklands, at 04:36:58 a.m., showed a small car reversing and running over an object investigators later identified as a human body.
Footage from Valley View Apartments on October 22 added further evidence.
Around 04:37 a.m., a man in a white shirt and black trousers and a woman in blue were seen walking together. Minutes later, at 04:40 a.m., the man reappeared alone, retracing his steps.
Another clip, recorded at 05:07 a.m., showed the same car arriving at the building entrance. The man entered the building briefly before returning. Seconds later, the woman entered the vehicle, and the car departed.
The court was also shown Deka’s final recorded movements. On the morning of October 29, 2024, she was captured on CCTV at Valley Heights Apartments at 09:19 a.m., leaving her unit in a maroon garment and heading toward the lift.
Minutes later, supermarket footage from Quick Mart in Lavington showed her shopping and making payments at 09:37 a.m.
At 10:03 a.m., she was seen returning to her residence carrying a Quick Mart bag and a small black bag with red or pink writing.
Two days later, on October 31 at 05:59 a.m., CCTV recorded Hashim at the same apartment complex wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and blue trousers while carrying two black bags — one notably similar to the bag Deka had been seen with earlier.
“We observed the man closely inspecting the items he was carrying while waiting at the lift area,” Officer Kamau testified.
Hashim is facing charges connected to four murders committed between October 21 and October 30, 2024, marking one of Nairobi’s most disturbing serial killing cases in recent years.
