Farouk Abdulhak

2023 - 3 - 29

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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.

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Billionaire's son accused of raping and murdering student confesses ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Farouk Abdulhak claims it was a 'sex accident gone wrong' in the violent death of Martine Magnussen, who was killed in London 14 years ago and found under ...

"That is the very simple demand I have. He could do that and later become a free man, rather than staying a fugitive in Yemen where he will never have his freedom. I find that they will want to make an example of me being a son of an Arab, being… He was a close friend of the president at the time Ali Abdullah Saleh. [Farouk Abdulhak](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/billionaires-playboy-son-who-fled-21690434), who is on the Met Police's Most Wanted list, fled the UK and has remained in his home country of Yemen ever since. She had been celebrating the end of her exams at Regent’s Business School and was to return to Norway that week.

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Five unanswered questions in Murder in Mayfair case of billionaire ... (The Sun)

PLAYBOY Farouk Abdulhak's confession to a cocaine-fuelled 'sex accident' death has left more questions than answers. Talented Norwegian student.

He spends his life on the internet.” It's mostly just a place to get a little bit of sun and air. It is hard to get to terms with the fact that she was taken away from us and in this way. He did not assist his son. Being a rich son…” There is no going to public places. We reveal the five questions the alleged killer must answer to give justice for Martine. But he's got a patio. There is no socialising. In Murder in Mayfair, Farouk said he was not prepared to return to the UK to speak to police, as it was "way too late" and joked he didn’t like the weather. In a post-mortem Martine’s cause of death was determined to be “compression of the neck” and 43 cuts and grazes were found on her body. In the hours after her death Farouk fled to Egypt and on to his native Yemen.

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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.

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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.

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Farouk Abdulhak: Billionaire's son 'confesses' to involvement in ... (The Independent)

Farouk Abdulhak is the only suspect in the rape and murder of Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, who was found dead in basement of his flat in March 2008.

“Following the discovery of Martine’s body Abdulhak was quickly identified as the only suspect in her rape and murder. [last year arrested a woman](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/metropolitan-police-norwegian-london-westminster-yemen-b2031820.html) aged in her 60s on suspicion of assisting an offender before she was later released on bail. [Come back to face justice](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/metropolitan-police-norwegian-london-westminster-yemen-b2031820.html).” [London](/topic/london) has confessed his involvement in the 23-year-old’s death for the first time, according to the BBC. [Westminster Coroner’s Court](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/inquest-rules-student-was-unlawfully-killed-2142467.html) [ heard ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/inquest-rules-student-was-unlawfully-killed-2142467.html)Ms Magnussen was last seen leaving the club with Mr Abdulhak at 3.20am before she disappeared and her body was found two days later in the basement area of flats where the billionaire’s son lived. Reporter Nawal Al-Maghafi said he spoke to Mr Abdulhak over five months. [Farouk Abdulhak](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/farouk-abdulhak-yemen-murder-accused-b2225555.html) is the only suspect in the rape and [murder](/topic/murder) of Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, who was found dead in the basement of his flat on Great Portland Street, Marylebone in March 2008. not once did he use Martine’s name or refer to her death, preferring the terms ‘incident’ or ‘accident’,” Ms Al-Maghafi wrote. [inquest ruled](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/inquest-rules-student-was-unlawfully-killed-2142467.html) Magnussen was unlawfully killed after a post-mortem examination found there were at least 43 cuts and grazes to several areas of her body, including 10 to her face and neck. [ fled to Yemen via Egypt](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/yemen) in the hours after her death and despite efforts by Magnussen’s family and the UK and Norwegian authorities he has not returned to Britain to face the charges. Mr Abdulhak is the son of the late billionaire Shaher Abdulhak, who was known as the king of sugar because soft drinks were the source of part of his fortune. Farouk Abdulhak is the only suspect in the rape and murder of Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, who was found dead in basement of his flat in March 2008

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Murder suspect son of billionaire speaks about death of student in ... (shropshirestar.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.”

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