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| Muriel McKay |
In early 2022, Nizamodeen Hosein, now 75 years old revealed
to police where he had buried the remains of Muriel McKay, who he, and his
brother Arthur, had murdered 52 years prior in the bungled Rupert Murdoch kidnapping and blackmail plot.
It had long been
suspected that the brothers had fed Mrs McKay’s body to their pigs. No evidence
of her remains had ever been found. Hosein claimed that while Mrs McKay was his
hostage, she collapsed and died while watching the news of her kidnapping on
TV.
The two brothers had been sentenced to life at the Old
Bailey for the kidnap and murder. It was believed to be the first prosecution
to go ahead without having a body to prove the murder. Nizamodeen was deported
to Trinidad after serving his gaol time. Arthur died in prison in 2009.
Nizamodeen stated to the media, that his reason for revealing
her burial location was that he was nearing death and wanted ‘closure’ before
he ‘met his maker’.[1] He
also claimed that there was no violence toward her during the kidnapping.[2]
[1] Tom
Pettifor, Bungled Rupert Murdoch wife kidnapper FINALLY reveals where he
buried murder victim, Mirror, (2022), https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bungled-rupert-murdoch-wife-kidnapper-25918374.
[2] Sam
Ramsden, Where Are Arthur & Nizamodeen Hosein Now?, Bustle, (2021), https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/where-are-the-hosein-brothers-now.
