Man Found Guilty of Murdering Saudi Student in Cambridge
A man has been convicted of murdering a Saudi Arabian student attending a language summer school in Cambridge.
Mohammed Algasim, aged 20, was fatally stabbed in the neck while sitting with friends outside student accommodation near Cambridge's main railway station, just before 23:30 BST on 1 August.
Chas Corrigan, 22, from Holbrook Road, Cambridge, was found guilty of murder following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court.
Corrigan denied the charge of murder but admitted to possessing a bladed article.
Jurors delivered their verdict approximately two hours after retiring to consider the case.
Sentencing was adjourned by Judge Mr Justice Dias to a later date to be determined.
Corrigan displayed no visible emotion upon the announcement of the guilty verdict.
Prosecutors stated that Corrigan attacked Algasim with a kitchen knife after an evening involving drinking and drug use.
During the trial, Corrigan claimed that he waved the knife to intimidate rather than to cause harm, adding:
"I didn't realise he was injured at all."
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