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25/08/2010
Arrest Over Heathrow Body In Case
A man has been arrested in Bahrain in connection with the killing of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase at Heathrow Airport.
The body of Fatima Kama, 28, was found in a suitcase on a trolley in the car park of Terminal 3 at Heathrow on July 17, 1999.
The Moroccan-born Canadian citizen was lying in a foetal position and had been stabbed several times and had her throat slashed.
Ms Kama had been a regular visitor to London and had arrived in the UK on July 10, 1999. She had been due to fly back to Montreal on the day her body was discovered.
Youseff Ahmed Wahid was arrested on Tuesday in Bahrain and is currently being held in custody, pending extradition to the UK.
The former Kuwait Airlines steward had been sought in connection with the murder.
(KMcA/GK)
The body of Fatima Kama, 28, was found in a suitcase on a trolley in the car park of Terminal 3 at Heathrow on July 17, 1999.
The Moroccan-born Canadian citizen was lying in a foetal position and had been stabbed several times and had her throat slashed.
Ms Kama had been a regular visitor to London and had arrived in the UK on July 10, 1999. She had been due to fly back to Montreal on the day her body was discovered.
Youseff Ahmed Wahid was arrested on Tuesday in Bahrain and is currently being held in custody, pending extradition to the UK.
The former Kuwait Airlines steward had been sought in connection with the murder.
(KMcA/GK)
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