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Student murder: Billionaire’s son confesses
The man who is the sole suspect in the murder of a Norwegian in London has admitted a “faulty sexual accident”. He fled to Yemen after the incident.
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Martine Vik Magnussen was last seen in a nightclub with Farooq Abdulhaq.
Farooq Abdulhaq has for the first time admitted his involvement in the 2008 death of Martine Vik Magnussen, a 23-year-old Norwegian student who was found dead in London. The son of a Yemeni billionaire, he left the UK within hours. The young woman died without returning to answer the charges against her.
Farooq Abdulhaq is the only suspect in the drama and the subject of an international arrest warrant. A BBC journalist was able to speak to him while he had not mentioned the case before.
“Nothing Despicable”
“In thousands of text messages and hundreds of voice notes…not once did he use Martin’s name or mention his death.” Count again Journalist.
According to Farooq Abdulhaq, the young woman’s death could be attributed to a “wrongful sexual accident”. And, “I did something as a child that was wrong […] It was just an accident. Nothing mean.”
Strangulation or suffocation
On March 14, 2008, Martin Vic Magnussen was out with friends at a London nightclub to celebrate the completion of his exams. She was last seen around 3:20 am when she left the facility with Farooq Abdulhaq. Martine Vik Magnussen was found half-naked in the basement of the building where she lived two days later.
An autopsy revealed at least 43 cuts and other lacerations on various parts of his body. The young woman is said to have died of strangulation or suffocation by an object.
Farooq Abdulhaq, who was soon identified as the only suspect, fled to Yemen via Egypt. Son of Shahr Abdul Haq, a deceased businessman who made his fortune notably in oil, real estate and soft drinks.
No extradition agreement
Last year a woman in her 60s was suspected of ‘helping’ the suspect He was arrested London. “While this is a positive step, we still have a lot of work to do,” said a Scotland Yard investigator. “I am appealing directly to Farooq Abdulhaq. Come back to England. Come back to face justice.
British and Norwegian authorities have been pressing Yemen for years to hand over the suspect. But there is no extradition treaty with the UK or Norway.