Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was a 24-year-old University of Wisconsin–Stout student from Sharurah, Saudi Arabia, majoring in Business Administration, who was murdered in Menomonie, in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States, in 2016.[1][2][3][4][5]
Hussain Saeed Alnahdi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 or 1992 |
| Died | 31 October 2016 (age 24) Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Occupation | Student |
Alnahdi was attacked, beaten and left unconscious[2] outside a pizza restaurant on Main Street East in downtown Menomonie at about 2 am on 30 October 2016.[5] He died from his injuries the following day, Monday 31 October,[5] at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, having been taken there by helicopter from the Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie.[2]
His body was laid to rest on 7 November in Sharurah, Saudi Arabia.[6]
A reward of $20,000 was offered for information leading to the arrest of his killer.[3]
On 18 November, police in Menomonie announced that they had identified a suspect for the killing, and that there was no evidence that it was a hate crime.[7] On 22 November, they recommended to the Dunn County district attorney's office that the suspect be charged with felony murder and substantial battery.[8] The suspect, whose name was not given, was said to neither be a student of the university nor a resident of Dunn County.[7]
On January 13, 2017, Cullen Osburn was charged with murder of Hussain,[9] and an April 2018 trial was scheduled.[10] In October 2018, a jury found Cullen Osborn guilty of aggravated battery, but acquitted him on the more serious felony murder charge.[11]
The Consulate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Houston appointed a lawyer to handle all procedural, security, and judicial aspects of the case.[12]
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References edit
- ^ Garza, Jesse; Herzog, Karen (1 November 2016). "Saudi student is beaten, killed in Wisconsin". USA Today. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Hawkins, Derek (1 November 2016). "Saudi college student in Wisconsin dies after assault". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b Hauser, Christine (3 November 2016). "Killing of Saudi Student Shakes Wisconsin College Town". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Samee Ali, Safia (4 November 2016). "A Saudi Student's Brutal Killing Shakes a Small Wisconsin Town". NBC News. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Helling, Steve (4 November 2016). "A Small Town Seeks Answers After Beloved College Student's Beating Death Outside Pizzeria". People. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Hussain, Sadiq (7 November 2016). "Sharourah Gov. condoles with Alnahdi's father, family - Saudi Gazette". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ a b Elieff, Josette (18 November 2016). "Police have a suspect in UW-Stout student's death, no evidence it was a hate crime". GoMN. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Felony charges sought in death of Saudi student at U.W." St. Paul Pioneer Press. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "MN man charged in murder of UW-Stout student". KARE.
- ^ Lyon, Barbara. "Trial date set in UW-Stout student murder case". Chippewa Herald.
- ^ "Jury convicts Cullen Osburn of battery, acquits him on felony murder charge". Eau Claire Leader -Telegram.
- ^ "Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Houston: Student Hussein Al-Nahdi Dies After Being Assaulted by an Unknown Person". The Consulate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Houston. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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