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Man Charged with Murder of Saudi Student in Cambridge

Detectives under Operation Grasshopper have renewed their appeal for witnesses

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Overview

  • Chas Corrigan, 21, has been charged with the murder of 20-year-old Mohammed Algasim and possession of a knife in a public place
  • A 50-year-old man remains in custody at Thorpe Wood on suspicion of assisting an offender following the same incident
  • Mohammed Algasim was on a 10-week English placement at EF International Language Campuses Cambridge when he was fatally stabbed on August 1
  • Corrigan appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday and is due to face a preliminary hearing at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday
  • The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit is coordinating the multi-force inquiry