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Tycoon’s son wanted over Facebook murder
News.com.au ^ | March 19, 2008 | Staff
Posted on 03/19/2008 7:04:53 PM PDT by forkinsocket
AN Arab billionaire’s son listed as a Facebook friend of a murdered socialite has been named by police as a prime suspect in the blonde’s death.
Yemen born Farooq Abdulhak, 26, was allegedly the last person to see Martine Vik Magnussen alive after leaving the exclusive Maddox Club with her early Friday morning.
The Norwegian socialite’s body was found two days later, partially buried under a pile of rubble in the basement of an exclusive London apartment building where Mr Abdulhak was reportedly living.
The Daily Mail reported that Magnussen was believed to have been strangled, although investigators told the newspaper that further scientific analysis was being carried out on her body.
The Norwegian media has dubbed the case “the Facebook Murder”.
Mr Abdulhak and the 23-year-old blonde studied business together at the prestigious Regent’s College in London.
They were listed as friends on Magnussen’s Facebook page, but Mr Abdulhak has since deleted his online profile.
Associates of Mr Abdulhak tried to contact him over the weekend but he did not reply to calls or texts.
Mr Abdulhak’s father Shaher, a Yemeni billionaire, is a major hotelier and Pepsi-Cola executive. Farooq was born in Yemen, but has lived in London since he was a child.
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“Yemen ‘will hand over prime suspect in Martine’s murder’”
This is London ^ | 3/21/08 | ?
Posted on 03/20/2008 6:02:21 PM PDT by shhimundercover
SNIPPET: “Yemeni officials have said they will hand over the prime suspect in the murder of wealthy Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen, despite the absence of an extradition treaty with Britain.
The move comes after it emerged Farouk Abdulhak was smuggled out of the country on a private jet. He left Britain a day before police discovered the 23-year-old’s body in the basement of his Great Portland Street flat.
The 21-year-old student and friend of Miss Magnussen fled London on Saturday, apparently flying to Athens before travelling to his native Yemen.
Dr Abu Bakr al-Qurbi, Yemen’s foreign minister, said: “It is with regret that we have read about the incident in the newspapers.
“We are prepared to co-operate with British authorities, but for the time being we are awaiting more information about the subject matter.””