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18/03/2008
Dead Norwegian Student Had Neck Injuries
The murder of a young student has shaken the Norwegian community in London.
Martine Vik Magnussen (23) was last seen leaving members-only club Maddox, in Mayfair in the early hours of Friday with an Arab friend.
Martine’s body was found in an apartment block in Great Portland Street with significant injuries to her neck.
After a post mortem established the injuries, police are now awaiting results of tests to determine the exact cause of death.
An anonymous source told Norwegian news agency NTB that the victim and her friends used to socialise with rich Arab men in London.
Maddox was a regular haunt for the Arabs and has also attracted A list celebrities like Madonna and Keira Knightley.
Detective Chief Inspector Jessica Wadworth who is leading the investigation said: “We would like to speak to a number of people in relation to her death, including a man of Arab appearance who was among her group of friends on Thursday night and who she may have left the club with in the early hours of Friday.”
Miss Magnussen moved to London in February last year and has been studying business at the private Regent’s Business School, Regent’s Park, since November.
The student is from Nesoya, an island outside Oslo that is home to Norwegian celebrities and business-men.
Her divorced parents, Odd Patter Magnussen and Kristin Vik Ronnaug and her brother, Magnus and sister Mathilde have all flown to London.
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Martine Vik Magnussen (23) was last seen leaving members-only club Maddox, in Mayfair in the early hours of Friday with an Arab friend.
Martine’s body was found in an apartment block in Great Portland Street with significant injuries to her neck.
After a post mortem established the injuries, police are now awaiting results of tests to determine the exact cause of death.
An anonymous source told Norwegian news agency NTB that the victim and her friends used to socialise with rich Arab men in London.
Maddox was a regular haunt for the Arabs and has also attracted A list celebrities like Madonna and Keira Knightley.
Detective Chief Inspector Jessica Wadworth who is leading the investigation said: “We would like to speak to a number of people in relation to her death, including a man of Arab appearance who was among her group of friends on Thursday night and who she may have left the club with in the early hours of Friday.”
Miss Magnussen moved to London in February last year and has been studying business at the private Regent’s Business School, Regent’s Park, since November.
The student is from Nesoya, an island outside Oslo that is home to Norwegian celebrities and business-men.
Her divorced parents, Odd Patter Magnussen and Kristin Vik Ronnaug and her brother, Magnus and sister Mathilde have all flown to London.
(DS)
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