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A woman is suspected of ‘helping’ the prime suspect, son of a Yemeni billionaire, in the 2008 murder of a Norwegian woman.
Son of a Yemeni billionaire, the main suspect has still not appeared before the judges.
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A woman was arrested in London on Tuesday in connection with the investigation into the 2008 murder of a Norwegian student, according to London police who have called on the main suspect to surrender.
The lifeless and half-naked body of Martine Vik Magnussen, 23, was found in March 2008 in the British capital, at the foot of the building where the main suspect, Farouk Abdulhak, lived.
The Norwegian and British authorities then suspected Mr. Abdulhak of having taken refuge in Yemen, a country with which neither the United Kingdom nor Norway have an extradition agreement.
Appeal to the main suspect
As part of the investigation, a woman in her 60s was arrested on Tuesday morning on suspicion of “helping an offender”, Scotland Yard said in a statement.
According to Jim Eastwood, in charge of the investigation, the victim’s family has been made aware of the recent arrest.
“Although this is a positive step, we still have a lot of work to do,” he said.
“I appeal directly to Farouk Abdulhak. Come back to the UK. Come back to face justice.”
The murder had poisoned relations between the UK and Norway on one side and Yemen on the other, with the former two pressuring the third to hand over Farouk Abdulhak, son of a Yemeni billionaire, to British justice.
Oslo announced in 2011 its intention to launch civil proceedings against the suspect in Norway.
(AFP)