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Meatworker Mohammed Khan acquitted of beheading murder of friend and co-worker Syeid Alam
A central Queensland meatworker has had his murder conviction quashed, after the Court of Appeal found there was reasonable doubt about whether he was responsible for killing another man four years ago.
Key points:
- Syeid Alam’s headless body was found on the banks of the Fitzroy River in April 2016
- The Court of Appeal said there was a lack of any forensic evidence linking Mohammed Khan to the dead man
- The Court of Appeal ruled that the guilty verdict be set aside and a verdict of acquittal be entered
In February, Mohammed Khan was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his friend and co-worker 33-year-old Syeid Alam in Rockhampton in 2016.
Mr Alam’s headless body was found on the banks of the Fitzroy River in April 2016, 11 days after he…
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