Martine Vik Magnussen

The son of a Yemeni billionaire who fled the UK hours after the alleged murder of university student Martine Vik Magnussen in London has spoken for the ...

MARTINE Vik Magnussen was celebrating successful exam results when she was brutally murdered in Mayfair in 2008.Here, we look at how she died and what.

[Egypt](https://www.the-sun.com/where/egypt/) and then on to [Yemen](https://www.the-sun.com/where/yemen/). [woman in her 60s who was taken into custody](https://www.the-sun.com/news/4845745/woman-arrested-murder-martine-vik-magnussen/) on March 8, 2022. [UK](https://www.the-sun.com/where/united-kingdom/) to face questioning. [Farouk Abdulhak](https://www.the-sun.com/news/6678165/farouk-abdulhak-fugitive-picture/). [London](https://www.the-sun.com/where/london/), on March 16, 2008. [Norwegian](https://www.the-sun.com/where/norway/) business student, who studied at Regent's Business School London.

FAROUK Abdulhak is wanted by the Metropolitan Police in relation to the murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen in 2008.

The first image released of him was by a Norwegian news outlet in 2009. He was known as one of the country's wealthiest businessman, and held a lot of political influence in Yemen. His father Shaher Abdulhak was a Yemeni businessman, known as the "King of sugar" in his home country. [, a woman in her 60s was arrested on the charge of assisting an offender](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/8536477/woman-arrested-murder-martine-vik-magnussen/), which was thought to be a breakthrough in the case. FAROUK Abdulhak is wanted by the Metropolitan Police in relation to the murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen in 2008. Martine was found dead on March 16, 2008, in the basement of a block of flats in Great Portland Street, London.

The night of the murder: Martin Vic Magnussen with suspect Farouk Abdelhak at Maddox nightclub in London hours before Martine was murdered. Photo: private.

[See also Disappearance of Anna Walsh, 39: Her husband, Brian Walsh, 47, has been charged with murder](https://www.brytfmonline.com/disappearance-of-anna-walsh-39-her-husband-brian-walsh-47-has-been-charged-with-murder/) She was released the same night under restraint. Someone has to take responsibility for that, Magnussen says, especially when we know where the suspects are I told you under my real name, I specifically cannot go to the UK because of something that happened there, allegedly. Abdul Haq left London just hours after the Norwegian woman was killed. [BBC ](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65033048)Magnussen says he is asking Abdelhak to return to the UK. [According to the BBC.](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65033048) I regret coming here. Like I told you, just a sexual error.” “It was just an accident. – I deeply regret the unfortunate incident that occurred. [Reproduced in the BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65033048)He wrote, among other things, that he regretted going to Yemen.

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.

Farouk Abdulhak, the son of a billionaire, is the only suspect in the 2008 death of student Martine Via Magnussen. Picture: PA/Getty.

It’s more problematic for them to deny a solution to this case. “I find that the criminal justice system there is heavily biased. It’s fantastic news.” He also said he would not return because ‘I don’t like the weather.’ In a series of messages to the BBC he said: “I deeply regret the unfortunate accident that happened. He said he was refusing to come to the UK to face trial because the British justice system would discriminate against him because he is ‘the son of a rich Arab’.

The case is reopened now after many years. She was murdered at the age of 23. This case is again taking the attention of everyone on social media. His husband ...

He is under house arrest because in 2008 he escaped from the police. Abdulhak is the main suspect in this case. And Netzines also want to know why this case is in the attention of everyone after so many years. Martine’s father was a worker in sales and marketing in the IT industry and he was also a small businessman. In 1963, Shaher started the company Shaher trading. People want to know about the whole case, they want to know does her husband is the real murderer.

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.

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.