A Texas man is accused of killing a 21-year-old nursing student “execution-style” in her apartment last month. According to court documents, an informant told Houston police he learned of the suspected killer on a “sugar daddy” website in 2012 and “immediately” recognized him as the killer.
Prosecutors said police, acting on an anonymous tip, discovered the body of Munna Pandi, a student at Houston Community College, in a Houston apartment on Aug. 26. Paramedics pronounced Pandi dead at the scene. press release From the Houston Police Department. Pandi is originally from Nepal.
When police arrested Shah a few days after Pandey's death, he was wearing the same bloodstained clothing seen on surveillance cameras leaving the victim's apartment.
Investigators said Muna was shot three times in the torso and once in the back of the head “execution style.” Court Documents.
On August 28, Houston Police released surveillance camera footage. image They asked for the public's help in identifying the murder suspect.
Citing the criminal complaint, People Magazine According to reports, a tipster told Houston police in 2012 that he had learned of the murder suspect on a “sugar daddy” website and “immediately” recognized him as the culprit.
Houston police said they arrested 51-year-old Bobby Singh Shah during a traffic stop on the evening of August 28th.
Shah was charged with murder and booked into the Harris County Jail.
A neighbor told investigators she heard “loud banging noises” coming from Pandy's apartment on Aug. 24, according to the criminal complaint.
Prosecutor Highlight When police arrested Shah a few days after Pandey's death, they said he was wearing the same bloodstained clothing seen on surveillance cameras leaving the victim's apartment.
Officers also found a gun in Shah's car, prosecutors said.
Citing court documents, Kou Pandy's friend told investigators she had been stalked before and helped install a motion-sensor camera above the entrance to her apartment. Footage from the camera shows Shah pointing a gun at Pandy, who is holding a shoebox, shopping bags, a black jacket and a purse. The footage also shows him forcing her into the home and leaving an hour later with Pandy's purse. Authorities believe Shah killed her just before leaving, KHOU reported.
Investigators did not say whether Shah and Pandey had a pre-existing relationship.
Prosecutor Rebecca Marshall said: “I can only imagine what Muna's mother is going through on the other side of the world so we wanted them to know what to expect and what to expect in court.”
a GoFundMe A fundraising campaign has been launched to help Pandey's mother, Anita, fly from Nepal to Houston to “say goodbye to her only daughter and give Muna the farewell she deserves.”
At the time of publication, the crowdfunding campaign had raised over $36,000.
Shah is being held without bail, according to online court records from the Harris County District Clerk's Office.
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