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On 29 March 2014, 33-year-old James Attfield, who had a chronic brain injury, was stabbed to death in [[Colchester]], [[Essex]]. Three months later, Nahid Almanea, a 31-year-old Saudi student of the [[University of Essex]], was also stabbed to death.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|title=James Attfield and Nahid Almanea deaths: Boy admits manslaughter|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-35385109|accessdate=24 January 2016|publisher=BBC News|date=22 January 2016}}</ref> |
On 29 March 2014, 33-year-old James Attfield, who had a chronic brain injury, was stabbed to death in [[Colchester]], [[Essex]]. Three months later, on 17 June, Nahid Almanea, a 31-year-old Saudi student of the [[University of Essex]], was also stabbed to death.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|title=James Attfield and Nahid Almanea deaths: Boy admits manslaughter|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-35385109|accessdate=24 January 2016|publisher=BBC News|date=22 January 2016}}</ref> |
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As of January 2015, more than 900 potential witnesses had been interviewed.<ref name="BBCwitnesses">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-31035335|title=BBC News - Key witness sought by police in Nahid Almanea murder probe|last=BBC Staff|date=31 January 2015|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> Det Supt Hawkings, Head of Major Crimes for Essex Police called the attack "brazen" for occurring in a public space where passersby were likely.<ref name=TheTelegraphMuslimMurder>{{cite news|last1=Duggan|first1=Oliver|title=Essex PhD student 'murdered for being Muslim', police fear|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10910903/Essex-PhD-student-murdered-for-being-Muslim-police-fear.html|accessdate=19 Jun 2014|agency=The Telegraph}}</ref> Police said that despite no firm evidence, one line of enquiry was a possible hate crime.<ref name="TheTelegraphMuslimMurder"/><ref name=Ind-Peachey>{{cite news|last1=Paul|first1=Peachey|title=Saudi student may have been murdered because she was wearing a hijab|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/saudi-student-may-have-been-murdered-because-she-was-wearing-a-hijab-9547153.html|accessdate=21 June 2014|publisher=The Independent|date=20 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/18/woman-killed-footpath-attack-muslim-dress-colchester|title=Woman killed in footpath attack 'may have been targeted for Muslim dress'|author=Josh Halliday|work=the Guardian}}</ref> |
As of January 2015, more than 900 potential witnesses had been interviewed.<ref name="BBCwitnesses">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-31035335|title=BBC News - Key witness sought by police in Nahid Almanea murder probe|last=BBC Staff|date=31 January 2015|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> Det Supt Hawkings, Head of Major Crimes for Essex Police called the attack "brazen" for occurring in a public space where passersby were likely.<ref name=TheTelegraphMuslimMurder>{{cite news|last1=Duggan|first1=Oliver|title=Essex PhD student 'murdered for being Muslim', police fear|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10910903/Essex-PhD-student-murdered-for-being-Muslim-police-fear.html|accessdate=19 Jun 2014|agency=The Telegraph}}</ref> Police said that despite no firm evidence, one line of enquiry was a possible hate crime.<ref name="TheTelegraphMuslimMurder"/><ref name=Ind-Peachey>{{cite news|last1=Paul|first1=Peachey|title=Saudi student may have been murdered because she was wearing a hijab|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/saudi-student-may-have-been-murdered-because-she-was-wearing-a-hijab-9547153.html|accessdate=21 June 2014|publisher=The Independent|date=20 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/18/woman-killed-footpath-attack-muslim-dress-colchester|title=Woman killed in footpath attack 'may have been targeted for Muslim dress'|author=Josh Halliday|work=the Guardian}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:08, 22 February 2016
On 29 March 2014, 33-year-old James Attfield, who had a chronic brain injury, was stabbed to death in Colchester, Essex. Three months later, on 17 June, Nahid Almanea, a 31-year-old Saudi student of the University of Essex, was also stabbed to death.[1]
As of January 2015, more than 900 potential witnesses had been interviewed.[2] Det Supt Hawkings, Head of Major Crimes for Essex Police called the attack "brazen" for occurring in a public space where passersby were likely.[3] Police said that despite no firm evidence, one line of enquiry was a possible hate crime.[3][4][5]
In June 2015, a 17-year-old boy whose name could not be disclosed for legal reasons, was arrested. At the Old Bailey the following January, he denied two charges of murder and possessing an illegal weapon, but admitted to two charges of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.[1]
References
- ^ a b "James Attfield and Nahid Almanea deaths: Boy admits manslaughter". BBC News. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ BBC Staff (31 January 2015). "BBC News - Key witness sought by police in Nahid Almanea murder probe". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ a b Duggan, Oliver. "Essex PhD student 'murdered for being Muslim', police fear". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 Jun 2014.
- ^ Paul, Peachey (20 June 2014). "Saudi student may have been murdered because she was wearing a hijab". The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Josh Halliday. "Woman killed in footpath attack 'may have been targeted for Muslim dress'". the Guardian.