Saudi prince found guilty of murdering aide - CNN.com - http://edition.cnn.com/2010...
Oct 19, 2010
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"London, England (CNN) -- A Saudi prince was found guilty Tuesday of murdering an aide at a London hotel in February, in a case which prosecutors said had a sexual element. Prince Saud Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud was found guilty of both murder and grievous bodily harm in the killing of Bandar Abdulaziz. Abdulaziz died after a severe beating left him with swelling and bruising of the brain and fractured ribs and neck. He also had bite marks on his face, ears and arm. The prince had not denied killing the aide, but said he had not intended to do so. He is due to be sentenced Wednesday. He did not take the stand in his own defense....Kelsey-Fry also challenged the prosecution's assertion that the defendant and the victim had a master-servant relationship, telling the jury that the two men had "enjoyed a genuine friendship."
He also disputed suggestions from the prosecutor and several witnesses that the prince and his aide had a gay relationship. During their visit to London, the two men shared a hotel room, went shopping together and stayed out late in bars and nightclubs. Earlier in the day, prosecutor Laidlaw presented his closing argument. He told the jury they might consider drawing an "adverse inference" from the prince's refusal to face questions. The case "cries out for an explanation," he said, adding that the jury might care to reflect on how the prince might have answered questions about the nature of his relationship with Abdulaziz, why it was that he attacked him on more than one occasion, his account of what happened the night his aide died and why it was that he waited hours before informing anyone of his death. When he did contact authorities, Al Saud said that Abdulaziz had been assaulted by robbers three weeks earlier. He is a man, said Laidlaw, "incapable of telling the truth."
- Lit
I saw the video to this, it's quite disturbing. They are saying, but I don't see a reference to it in the article, he will get life imprisonment.
- Halil
Yes, deserving
- Lit