Life sentence for construction worker who murdered Saudi student in Cambridge
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Aimee Dexter
Summary
A judge sentenced construction worker Chas Corrigan to life in prison for the "senseless" murder of 20-year-old Saudi Arabian student Mohammed Algasim in Cambridge. Corrigan stabbed Algasim in the neck outside student accommodation in August 2025, with the judge noting the attack was fueled by alcohol, cocaine, and anger.
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Mohammed Algasim was a promising young student with his whole life ahead of him.
This was a brutal and unprovoked attack on an innocent young man.
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