Man Convicted of Murdering Saudi Student in Cambridge

0:00On March 2nd, a jury at Cambridge Crown Court has convicted 22-year-old Chas Corrigan of murdering a Saudi student in Cambridge. The victim, 20-year-old Muhammad Al-Ghassim, was stabbed in the neck-outside student housing near the railway station just before 11.30 p.m. on. August 1st, Corrigan, who lives on Holbrook Road in the city, denied the murder charge but admitted carrying a kitchen knife. Prosecutors described the random attack on the language school student who was with friends at the time after Corrigan had been drinking and taking. Cocaine. CCTV captured the incident, showing the two men who did not know each other, getting into a confrontation. Cargan claimed he only waved a knife to scare the group and had no idea anyone got hurt. He showed no reaction when the guilty verdict came down in court. The case highlights the dangers of mixing alcohol and drugs in public spaces, especially late at night near busy stations.