Woman allegedly cut off dead man’s thumb to access banking apps

A woman has reportedly been accused of cutting off a man’s thumb to access his financial apps and steal money.

Fasil Teklemariam, 53, was found dead of stab wounds on April 5 after police were called to his apartment on a report of an unconscious person, according to a Washington DC Metropolitan Police press release.

The press release added that 19-year-old Audrey Miller was arrested on June 17 in connection with his murder and was later charged with first-degree murder and armed murder.

On July 1, police said in a second statement that another suspect, 22-year-old Tiffany Taylor Gray of Bowie, Maryland, had also been arrested and charged with the same crimes as Miller.

New charging documents obtained by WUSA, NBC News and the Washington Post say Teklemariam was found dead in a bedroom with “blunt force” injuries to his head and torso, multiple cuts to his legs and right hand, and a severed right thumb.

According to autopsy results cited by WUSA and NBC News, the medical examiner determined that Teklemariam’s body was found two to five days after he was murdered and that his thumb had been removed when he was near death or shortly afterward.

Investigators also found that cleaning products had been used in his apartment, according to WUSA – although police were eventually able to identify a bloody shoe print using a forensic crime scene tool.

Miller was filmed entering Teklemariam’s apartment with him four days before his death, WUSA reported, citing court documents. She and Gray were also filmed entering and leaving his apartment with two other men wearing masks and hoods several hours later, the newspaper added.

“The suspects stole several items from the resident,” court documents state, according to WUSA. “A search of (Teklemariam’s) residence revealed that several electronic devices and household items were stolen.”

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One witness told investigators, according to documents cited by WUSA, that Gray and Teklemariam had a relationship, while another witness said he saw Gray use the stolen thumb to withdraw money from his account to pay for things like an Uber ride, marijuana and alcohol.

Investigators also found that Teklemariam had already filed a theft complaint against Gray last year after his phone went missing and over $1,600 was stolen from his financial app.

The Washington DC District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Police said Gray is in the extradition process to return to Washington, D.C., where she will face charges. It is unclear if anyone else will be charged in the case.