Authorities allege that the killer was the girls' stepbrother Khutore who was enraged at watching this video and enlisted the help of four of his friends to restore, in his view, his family's honor.
Serikali ilidai kuwa, muuaji alikuwa ni binamu wa wasichana hao ajulikanaye kwa jina la stepbrother Khutore ambaye alionekana kukerwa na video ile na hivyo kuwaomba rafiki zake wanne, kwa maoni yake, arudishe heshima ya familia yake.