Martine Vik Magnussen

2023 - 3 - 28

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Billionaire ADMITS killing Martine Vik Magnussen 16 years after ... (The Sun)

THE playboy son of a billionaire has admitted his role in the death of Martine Vik Magnusson in what he says was "a sex game gone wrong".Farouk Abdulh.

It's making me feel uncomfortable." I don't want to talk about this. It was a mistake". "It's been 14 years. I don't really care. [UK](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/) and Yemen, it is difficult to force the alleged killer to return. ["you cannot hide forever"](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11173261/billionaires-playboy-fugitive-son-fled-uk-studentraped-murdered-cant-hide/) as he demanded he return to the UK to face justice. [Cryptocurrency](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/cryptocurrency/). [Abdulhak has refused to return to face trial in the UK](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18004929/woman-murdered-dad-appeal-man-return-uk-justice/). [Beeb](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bbc/) journalist Nawal Al-Maghafi who exchanged messages and a phone call with the alleged killer. [son of late Yemeni billionaire](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20428538/farouk-abdulhak-fugitive-picture/) Shaher Abdulhak, revealing: "I did something when I was younger. [Farouk Abdulhak, 35](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21850925/who-is-farouk-abdulhak/), fled to Yemen in 2008 via private jet, hours after allegedly raping and [murdering the Norwegian student](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21846776/who-martine-vik-magnussen/) in his Mayfair flat.

Father of Martine Vik Magnussen speaks out after Farouk ... (Daily Mail)

Farouk Abdulhak fled to Yemen in his billionaire father's private jet hours after allegedly raping and murdering 23-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen after a ...

Abdulhak was born in Yemen but spent most of his early life in the UK. - The BBC World Service podcast, The Documentary, will be telling the story in a four-part series. 16 - Abdulhak flees the UK, allegedly on his father's private jet. He spends his life on the internet.' It's mostly just a place to get a little bit of sun and air. The fugitive said he was 'legally f****d'. Early in their conversation, Abdulhak told the reporter 'I did something when I was younger. She said the murder suspect was living an 'isolated and lonely' existence with few close friends. So I think there's a good reason to believe it will happen over the year.' The fact that he's admitting his involvement means he is, by definition, a murderer. He is pictured in an undated handout photo issued by the Metropolitan Police Describing the significance of the fugitive's admission, Mr Magnussen told MailOnline: 'It's a gamechanger.

Murder suspect son of billionaire speaks about death of student in ... (expressandstar.com)

Farouk Abdulhak fled to Yemen via Egypt in the hours after the death of Martine Vik Magnussen in 2008.

Asked what he would say to Abdulhak, Mr Magnussen said: “Go back to the UK. Tell what happened to Martine. She asked him if he had thought about handing himself in, and he said lawyers had advised him not to as he would now “serve the harshest sentence”. He said this was due to “leaving the country and the body was moved”. After the journalist asked him why he moved the body, Abdulhak replied: “I don’t remember.” When the journalist asked him why, he replied: “Cocaine.”

How Murder in Mayfair explores Martine Vik Magnussen's death and ... (iNews)

Reporter Nawal Al-Maghafi seeks answers from the only suspect, Farouk Abdulhak, the son of a Yemeni billionaire.

Martine’s father asked Abdulhak: “Go back to the UK. She gained Abdulhak’s trust through their mutual knowledge of Yemen, and the suspect revealed he had “regrets” from his time in the UK. “Martine’s horrific murder has not been forgotten by police in the UK. The BBC writes: “In 2008, 23-year-old Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen was killed in a flat near Mayfair. But he dare not visit any of them for fear of arrest.” “Martine and Farouk were classmates at Regent’s Business School in London.

Martine Vik Magnussen: what happened to student, where is Farouk ... (NationalWorld)

The son of Yemeni billionaire Shaher Abdulhak has spoken to the BBC ahead of a new documentary about his role in the death of Martine Vik Magnussen.

I find that they will want to make an example of me being a son of an Arab, being… In later exchanges with Al-Mahhafi, Farouk texted: “It was just an accident. Over the course of their text exchange, Farouk made several allusions to the night of Martine’s death. He was named as a murder suspect by the Met in July 2008 - although the UK government has appealed to the government of Yemen to question Farouk about the crime, there is no extradition agreement between the two countries. Farouk travelled onto Sanaa, Yemen, on his father’s private plane and once there reportedly sought legal assistance. She was last seen leaving the exclusive Maddox nightclub in Mayfair with her fellow student Farouk Abdulha.

Martine Vik Magnussen: Billionaire's son admits role in death to BBC (BBC News)

Farouk Abdulhak, who fled to Yemen after the death of a student in London, admits his involvement.

I finally spoke to him on the phone. And now I finally had the opportunity to hear Farouk's account of that night. "Go back to the UK. Samir says that while he was out getting the cash, Farouk passed out on his sofa, and it took pouring ice cold water on his face to revive him. "I told you my real name, I can't specifically go to the UK for something that happened there. But I had to leave when the authorities warned me to drop the story. "But his father advised him not to get involved [and] stay in Yemen." We exchanged stories of skiing in the same Swiss resorts, studying in international schools and the places we both liked going to in London. Farouk and Martine both studied at Regent's Business School in London, and Martine was hoping to become a financier in the capital. Brought up between the US and Egypt, he is the son of Shaher Abdulhak, one of the richest and most powerful men in Yemen. Ten days after we first started texting, he sent me the first of what would turn out to be a series of revelatory messages. Hundreds of journalists have reached out to him over the years and he has ignored them all.

Suspect in death of student Martine Vik Magnussen in London ... (Evening Standard)

Police believed she had been raped and strangled. Mr Abdulhak, who has never spoken to a journalist about the case, has now revealed to BBC News ...

“I’m more than ever convinced that there will be a solution to this case. This is a brutal murder and rape – the worst crime a man can commit on a woman. He also saw Farouk after the incident. It’s more problematic for them to deny a solution to this case. “I find that the criminal justice system there is heavily biased. On the night she died Ms Magnussen left Maddox nightclub in Mayfair with Mr Abdulhak at around 3am. Shaher Abdulhak died in 2020. He made sure he didn’t have to hand the boy over. Ms Magnussen, 23, was found dead in March 2008 after a night out with friends celebrating end-of-term exams. He told the BBC: “I’m optimistic that we might have a solution in the longer term more so than before because we can talk to him. I have seen the police post-mortem report. Mr Abdulhak, who has never spoken to a journalist about the case, has now revealed to BBC News Arabic and BBC Current Affairs in a joint investigation that the death was a “sex accident gone wrong”.