Premi Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 https://uk.yahoo.com/news/billionaires-son-admits-student-died-103906739.html The Telegraph Billionaire’s son admits role in student’s ‘sex accident’ death Jack Hardy Tue, 28 March 2023 at 11:39 am BST The son of a Yemeni billionaire has admitted involvement in the death of a Norwegian student found raped and strangled in Mayfair, but will not return to the UK to face justice. Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was found dead in 2008 under rubble in the basement of a block of flats where her university friend, Farouk Abdulhak, was living at the time. Police believed she had been raped and murdered, but the only suspect in the case - Mr Abdulhak - left the UK for Yemen before her body was discovered. He has never returned. Now, more than 15 years after the killing, Mr Abdulhak has spoken for the first time about the incident and claimed to the BBC that Ms Vik Magnussen’s death was the result of a “sex accident gone wrong”. The two were students at Regent's Business School in central London and part of the same young international social set. Yet a post-mortem examination found that Ms Vik Magnussen died from “compression to the neck” and her body had 43 cuts and grazes that were said to be typical of an assault or struggle. In a series of text messages exchanged with a BBC reporter investigating the case, Mr Abdulhak, who was 21 at the time of the death, wrote: “I deeply regret the unfortunate accident that happened. I regret coming [to Yemen]. Should have stayed and paid the price.” .... Not prepared to return to the UK Speaking to the BBC reporter on a phone call, Mr Abdulhak said he was not prepared to return to the UK, adding: “It's too cold there. I don't like the weather ... I don't think justice will be served. “I find that the criminal justice system there is heavily biased. I find that they will want to make an example of me being a son of an Arab, being … a son of someone rich.” In response to Mr Abdulhak’s comments, Ms Vik Magnussen’s father, Odd Petter Magnussen, told the BBC: “[Mr Abdulhak] tries to portray it as a mutual, sort of, accidental outcome of a sex act. “It’s definitely been a sex act, but it has been forced on Martine, as far as I can understand from all the information I’ve gathered all through the years.” He added that Mr Abdulhak needed to explain to police in the UK what happened to Ms Vik Magnussen, “so that my family and myself can get some peace of mind”. The BBC also spoke to a close friend of Mustafa Norman, Mr Abdulhak’s father, who revealed that the former president of Yemen met with the student when he left the UK. Mr Norman, a former Yemeni diplomat, said: “Ali Abdullah Saleh was sympathetic to Shaher, because they’d had a relationship for so long. “He made sure he didn’t have to hand the boy over. He also saw Farouk after the incident. Ali Abdullah Saleh wanted to reassure him that nothing would happen to him.” Diplomatic row In the aftermath of Ms Vik Magnussen’s death, Scotland Yard said Mr Abdulhak was one of Britain's most wanted men. David Miliband, then foreign secretary, personally intervened, promising to do all he could to ensure the "shocking" case was resolved. But a one-off extradition request was turned down by the Yemeni foreign minister in February 2009, prompting a diplomatic row. The investigation will be broadcast in the documentary This World: Murder in Mayfair at 9pm on BBC Two on Tuesday. It will also be available on the BBC iPlayer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GurjantGnostic Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 22 hours ago, Premi said: https://uk.yahoo.com/news/billionaires-son-admits-student-died-103906739.html The Telegraph Billionaire’s son admits role in student’s ‘sex accident’ death Jack Hardy Tue, 28 March 2023 at 11:39 am BST The son of a Yemeni billionaire has admitted involvement in the death of a Norwegian student found raped and strangled in Mayfair, but will not return to the UK to face justice. Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was found dead in 2008 under rubble in the basement of a block of flats where her university friend, Farouk Abdulhak, was living at the time. Police believed she had been raped and murdered, but the only suspect in the case - Mr Abdulhak - left the UK for Yemen before her body was discovered. He has never returned. Now, more than 15 years after the killing, Mr Abdulhak has spoken for the first time about the incident and claimed to the BBC that Ms Vik Magnussen’s death was the result of a “sex accident gone wrong”. The two were students at Regent's Business School in central London and part of the same young international social set. Yet a post-mortem examination found that Ms Vik Magnussen died from “compression to the neck” and her body had 43 cuts and grazes that were said to be typical of an assault or struggle. In a series of text messages exchanged with a BBC reporter investigating the case, Mr Abdulhak, who was 21 at the time of the death, wrote: “I deeply regret the unfortunate accident that happened. I regret coming [to Yemen]. Should have stayed and paid the price.” .... Not prepared to return to the UK Speaking to the BBC reporter on a phone call, Mr Abdulhak said he was not prepared to return to the UK, adding: “It's too cold there. I don't like the weather ... I don't think justice will be served. “I find that the criminal justice system there is heavily biased. I find that they will want to make an example of me being a son of an Arab, being … a son of someone rich.” In response to Mr Abdulhak’s comments, Ms Vik Magnussen’s father, Odd Petter Magnussen, told the BBC: “[Mr Abdulhak] tries to portray it as a mutual, sort of, accidental outcome of a sex act. “It’s definitely been a sex act, but it has been forced on Martine, as far as I can understand from all the information I’ve gathered all through the years.” He added that Mr Abdulhak needed to explain to police in the UK what happened to Ms Vik Magnussen, “so that my family and myself can get some peace of mind”. The BBC also spoke to a close friend of Mustafa Norman, Mr Abdulhak’s father, who revealed that the former president of Yemen met with the student when he left the UK. Mr Norman, a former Yemeni diplomat, said: “Ali Abdullah Saleh was sympathetic to Shaher, because they’d had a relationship for so long. “He made sure he didn’t have to hand the boy over. He also saw Farouk after the incident. Ali Abdullah Saleh wanted to reassure him that nothing would happen to him.” Diplomatic row In the aftermath of Ms Vik Magnussen’s death, Scotland Yard said Mr Abdulhak was one of Britain's most wanted men. David Miliband, then foreign secretary, personally intervened, promising to do all he could to ensure the "shocking" case was resolved. But a one-off extradition request was turned down by the Yemeni foreign minister in February 2009, prompting a diplomatic row. The investigation will be broadcast in the documentary This World: Murder in Mayfair at 9pm on BBC Two on Tuesday. It will also be available on the BBC iPlayer. Bow to the kabba uk. You been sold out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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