Muna Pandey might need been in an intimate relationship with Bobby Singh Shah, the person accused of killing her.
HOUSTON — New particulars have been revealed in court docket on Tuesday within the case of a 21-year-old Nepali faculty pupil who was killed this summer season.
Muna Pandey was discovered shot to loss of life at her southwest-side residence on Aug. 24. She moved to Houston to go to school.
Bobby Singh Shah is charged with capital homicide in reference to Pandey’s loss of life. He made an look in court docket on Tuesday for a bond overview.
“This can be very excessive. Mr. Shah is indigent. He doesn’t have the funds to make a $1 million bond,” lawyer Wilvin Carter mentioned.
His lawyer requested for his $1 million bond to be lower in half however a choose dominated to maintain it the identical.
Through the look, new particulars have been revealed concerning the relationship between Shah and Pandey. Prosecutors mentioned they could have identified one another for months earlier than the taking pictures and probably had some form of relationship.
Carter mentioned Shah and Pandey had an “intimate relationship” for a number of months earlier than the taking pictures.
“They met one another, allegedly, from a relationship web site after which from that relationship web site they met at her place of employment after which they grew to become intimate,” Carter mentioned.
Contained in the courtroom, the prosecutor within the case shared particulars about what occurred the evening Pandey was killed.
“Noticeably she is scared. She asks him what’s he going to do. He tells her, ‘Do not make this tough,’ then racks the firearm to safe her compliance,” the prosecutor mentioned.
All of that was captured on surveillance video getting used as proof. Courtroom paperwork paint an analogous image as what was mentioned in court docket.
Just a little over an hour after Shah was seen holding Pandey at gunpoint as they entered her residence, he was seen leaving along with her purse.
Carter mentioned Shah and Pandey did not go to the identical church or spiritual ceremonies however they did initially join as a result of they’re each from Nepal.
The motive for the taking pictures stays unknown.
Shah is due again in court docket early subsequent 12 months.
