Saudi student stabbed in neck outside Cambridge station, court hears
Prosecutors claim Mohammed Algasim died in an alleged unprovoked attack.
A court has heard how a Saudi Arabian student was fatally stabbed in the neck near Cambridge's train station in what has been described in court as an "unprovoked and senseless act of violence."
The incident occurred on 1st August 2025 while Mohammed Algasim, 20, was with friends outside student accommodation, the court heard.
Prosecutor Nicholas Hearn told Cambridge Crown Court that Chas Corrigan, 22, who had been drinking and may have taken drugs that night, stabbed Mr Algasim with a kitchen knife.
Mr Hearn said the stabbing was captured by CCTV outside the student accommodation, with footage showing Corrigan in a hi-vis jacket approaching Algasim, who was sitting with other students on Mill Park Road.
The court heard that Mr Algasim died from a single stab wound that severed his carotid artery and jugular vein.
Earlier in the evening, Corrigan had displayed a knife to Stephen Papillon at the Earl of Derby pub, Mr Hearn said, who thought Corrigan was "simply showing off."
Prosecutors claim Mr Algasim posed no threat and was the victim of Corrigan's aggression.
Corrigan denies murder, asserting self-defence through his barrister, Jane Osborne KC.
The defence argues that Corrigan carried a knife for protection due to past attacks and had no intention of harming Mr Algasim, according to Ms Osborne.
The trial is expected to continue for about two weeks.