(CNN) The 21-year-old executive assistant accused of killing and decapitating his boss at the tech CEO's luxury Manhattan condo pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, his attorneys said Sunday. As the attorneys for Mr. Haspil, we urge the public to keep an open mind," they said in a statement. Haspil is charged with the murder of Fahim Saleh, a tech entrepreneur and the CEO of Gokada, a motorbike ride-hail company in Nigeria, which launched in 2018. Saleh, 33, was found dead in his Lower East Side apartment on Tuesday, police said. Haspil allegedly assaulted Saleh with a Taser before killing him and dismembering his body, police said.

Source: CNN July 19, 2020 18:45 UTC