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How murder exposed Saudi prince's homosexual life

A Saudi prince has been convicted of murdering his manservant, who was found beaten to death in bed at a plush London hotel. The defendant spent most of the trial trying to prove he was not gay. Why?

Before his trial began at the Old Bailey, Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasir al Saud made strenuous efforts to keep the question of his homosexuality secret.

The 34-year-old prince admitted he had assaulted his manservant, Bandar Abdulaziz, but denied murder.

His barrister, John Kelsey-Fry QC, argued the question of sexuality was irrelevant to the case and pointed out homosexual acts were a "mortal sin" under Islamic sharia law.

Mr Kelsey-Fry said if the prince was outed as a homosexual he could face execution in his native Saudi Arabia.

Jonathan Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, argued that if he was convicted and recommended for deportation after serving his sentence he would be able to claim asylum in Britain by arguing that his life was in danger, whether or not he actually was gay.

He said it was not for a defendant "to edit the prosecution evidence".  

Christoph Wilcke, a Saudi Arabia expert with Human  

Rights Watch, said homosexuals had in the past been    executed but it was usually for rape and he said a prince would be immune from court action.

When the trial began Mr Kelsey-Fry went to great lengths to stress his client denied he was gay.

But a string of witnesses suggested otherwise.

A hotel porter Dobromir Dimitrov, himself homosexual, said: "I would describe them as a gay couple." But Mr Kelsey-Fry, cross examining        Dimitrov, told him "It is not accepted that this was in fact a gay couple - but I readily accept that you had the impression they were a gay couple."
Two male escorts, Pablo Silva and Louis Szikora, also gave evidence they had performed sex acts on the prince.
Although the prince never gave evidence, during police interviews he insisted he was heterosexual and had a girlfriend in Saudi Arabia.
But Mr Laidlaw said this was a lie: "The defendant's keeping back of his homosexuality might in other circumstances, because of the cultural background perhaps, be explained away by embarrassment, or indeed, fear.
"But the defendant's concealing of the sexual aspect to his abuse of the victim was, we will argue, for altogether more sinister reasons."
When he was found in the bed in Room 312 of the Landmark Hotel in central London the victim had bite marks on his cheeks. The police also found naked photographs of him on the prince's mobile
All this, suggested Mr Laidlaw, suggested a "sexual element" to the abuse which led to the victim's death.

 

His royal heritage could not save the sick, sodomite, perverted prince from British justice

The prince, whose mother was one of 50 children of the late King Saud, paid for his 32-year-old manservant to fly around the world and stay in the best hotels.
Together in London they went shopping, dined in the best restaurants and drank champagne and cocktails in swanky nightclubs.
They shared a bed but the prince frequently subjected his manservant to violent attacks, such as the beating which was captured on the CCTV camera in a hotel lift three weeks before Bandar Abdulaziz's death.
In the footage the victim makes no attempt to fight back and afterwards walks meekly after his master like a scolded dog.
Professor Gregory Gause, a Saudi Arabia expert, said: "Homosexuality is considered extremely shameful in Saudi Arabia and there is not a publicly acknowledged homosexual community.
"It's still closeted. But, for young Saudi men, contact with the opposite sex is extremely difficult so there might be a temptation to experiment before marriage," said Prof Gause, from the University of Vermont.
He said about 5,000 Saudi princes get a yearly stipend of about $200,000 (£126,000), but some were "fabulously wealthy".
An insight into the prince's bashfulness about his homosexuality was given by one of the escorts, Mr Szikora, who described visiting the prince for a two-hour "erotic" session three days before the murder.
He said: "The man I met ultimately did want sexual massage but it is like mixing an upper class, well-speaking man with Omar Sharif. You have to build some rapport.
"Middle Eastern gentlemen, they are not as open about what they want as people in the West."

The prince's father, Prince Abdulaziz, attended his son's trial at the Old Bailey

Whatever the exact relationship between the prince and his manservant, when he overstepped the mark, with his beatings, and inflicted fatal injuries on Bandar he tried to conceal it by concocting a cover story.
He claimed his manservant had been beaten up and robbed of 3,000 euros in Edgware Road three weeks before, and suggested those injuries must have led to his death.
His lies were exposed by the post mortem, which showed the injuries were fresh, and by CCTV footage in the lift, which showed it was the prince who inflicted those earlier injuries.
He later admitted causing the injuries which led to his death.
Now he faces a long spell in a British jail before being deported back to Saudi Arabia.
But Mr Wilcke said: "Irrespective of the court verdict his humiliation has already taken place. A family council will have been held and he will probably have his money cut off."

Saudi prince found guilty of murdering servant in hotel

CCTV footage of the prince assaulting his servant was shown at the Old Bailey

A Saudi prince has been found guilty of murdering his servant at a hotel in central London.

Bandera Abdulaziz, 32, was found beaten and strangled in the Landmark Hotel, Marylebone, on 15 February 2010.

The Old Bailey was told the assault by Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud had a "sexual element" and he had attacked Mr Abdulaziz many times before.

Al Saud, 34, had admitted manslaughter but denied murdering Mr Abdulaziz. He will be sentenced on Wednesday.

The Saudi prince was also found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent in relation to an earlier attack in a hotel lift, a charge which he had denied.

The murder of Mr Abdulaziz was the final act in a "deeply abusive" master-servant relationship in which Al Saud carried out frequent attacks on his aide "for his own personal gratification".

The 34-year-old was fuelled by champagne and cocktails when he bit his servant hard on both cheeks during the attack on 15 February, the court heard.

The pair had just returned from a Valentine's Day night out when Al Saud launched the ferocious assault.

Jurors heard that Mr Abdulaziz was left so worn down and injured - having suffered a "cauliflower" ear and a swollen eye from previous assaults - that he let Al Saud kill him without a fight.

The pair had just returned from a Valentine's Day night out when Al Saud launched the assault Al Saud then spent hours on the phone to a contact in Saudi Arabia trying to work out how to cover up what he had done.

The prince claimed he had woken in the afternoon to find he could not revive Mr Abdulaziz.

He said his servant's injuries were inflicted when he was attacked and robbed in Edgware Road, central London, a few weeks before.

But when police reviewed CCTV at the hotel, they found footage of Al Saud attacking his aide in a hotel lift.

Two assaults, on 22 January and 5 February, were captured on CCTV.

In the first of them, the Saudi royal could be seen beating Mr Abdulaziz with his fists and elbows as he cowered in the corner.

Det Ch Insp John McFarlane: "No-one, regardless of their position, is above the law in this country"
In court the prince's lawyers tried to cover up evidence of Al Saud's homosexuality.

If he ever returns to his home country he faces the possibility of execution - not because of the murder, but because being gay is a capital offence in Saudi Arabia.

The verdict means a long jail term for the prince, who is a member of one of the world's richest and most powerful dynasties.

Al Saud, who lived in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, told police his father was a nephew of the Saudi king and his mother was a daughter of the monarch.

Outside court, Det Ch Insp John McFarlane said: "The defendant used his position of power, money and authority over his victim Bandar to abuse him over an extended period of time."

"This verdict clearly shows no-one, regardless of their position, is above the law," he added

Woman convicted of ROCHDALE child sex offences

A 44-year-old woman has today, Monday 18 October 2010 been convicted of a number of child sex offences.

Tracy Dawber, born 13/6/66, of, Bedford Road, Southport, was today, Monday 18 October 2010, convicted after an eight-day trial of sexual assault, arrangement or commission of a child sex offence and five offences of permitting an indecent image to be taken.

On Friday 18 June 2010 Colin Blanchard, born 5/10/70, of Yea Fold, Rochdale, pleaded guilty to taking indecent photographs of children, distribution of an indecent image and sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. Blanchard had previously pleaded guilty to 19 other charges on 1 October 2009.

On 5 March 2010 Tracy Lyons, born 8/1/70, had earlier pleaded guilty to assault of a child by penetration, sexual assault of a child under 13, causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and three offences of distributing indecent photographs of a child.

A sentencing date for Dawber, Blanchard and Lyons is to be confirmed.

Following Blanchard's arrest in June 2009, officers from Greater Manchester Police's Sexual Crime Unit and High Tec Crime Unit found a short video showing a woman abusing a boy on his computer.

Officers also found Blanchard had sent indecent images taken from the internet to an e-mail address.

The address appeared to belong to a Tracy Lyons in Portsmouth.

Officers moved quickly to send a package of evidence to Hampshire Police who arrested Lyons. She admitted she was the person in the video.

Meanwhile officers examined a mobile phone found in the door compartment of Blanchard's Volvo car. They found a series of images of a woman abusing a baby.

Some of the images also showed a man's hand with a very distinctive watchstrap. Other photos on the phone showed Blanchard wearing a watch with the same strap. One of the indecent images was sent to Vanessa George.

On 13 November 2009, officers visited Blanchard in prison and showed him the new images. He told officers the woman involved was Tracy Dawber, from Southport.

He said he met her on a dating website and he said they had a sexual relationship. This is believed to be the only time Blanchard physically met one of his women co-defendants before coming face-to-face with them in the dock.

Blanchard described Dawber's house and officers passed the information to Merseyside Police who arrested her.

Detective Constable Andy Pilling, of Greater Manchester Police's Sexual Crimes Unit, said: "Blanchard's involvement with Lyons and Dawber shows his willingness to entice like-minded people into his world.

"Blanchard is the common link between all these women. However, no-one should be under the misapprehension that they were somehow forced into abusing children - they willingly took part.

"This brings to an end a nine-month investigation. We could never have guessed when we received that first concerned phone call from his business partner in June 2009 that it would have led to us uncovering such a wide-ranging network.

"Blanchard's offending has affected a lot of people, all over the UK.

"In particular, the impact on the families affected by the Vanessa George case can never be over-estimated.

"This investigation demonstrates that police forces across the UK and the CPS will work together to pursue these criminals and put them before the courts.

"Regardless of force boundaries, we will hunt you down if you abuse children. The internet is no hiding place for you."

Detective Inspector Lee Schofield, of Merseyside Police, said: "Although today's verdict cannot undo the hurt that Tracey Dawber has caused, we hope that it goes some way to bringing some closure to the victim's family.

"This investigation illustrates Merseyside Police and other Forces' commitment to the pursuit of those responsible for child abuse. We will continue to work with our partners and make the best use of legislation to protect young people from harm."

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