Murder of Hussain Saeed Alnahdi

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
Born1991 or 1992
Died(2016-10-31)31 October 2016 (age 24)
Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of deathMurder
OccupationStudent

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]

See also

References
  1. Garza, Jesse; Herzog, Karen (1 November 2016). "Saudi student is beaten, killed in Wisconsin". USA Today. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. Hawkins, Derek (1 November 2016). "Saudi college student in Wisconsin dies after assault". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. Hauser, Christine (3 November 2016). "Killing of Saudi Student Shakes Wisconsin College Town". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. Samee Ali, Safia (4 November 2016). "A Saudi Student's Brutal Killing Shakes a Small Wisconsin Town". NBC News. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. Helling, Steve (4 November 2016). "A Small Town Seeks Answers After Beloved College Student's Beating Death Outside Pizzeria". People. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  6. Hussain, Sadiq (7 November 2016). "Sharourah Gov. condoles with Alnahdi's father, family - Saudi Gazette". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. "Felony charges sought in death of Saudi student at U.W." St. Paul Pioneer Press. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  9. "MN man charged in murder of UW-Stout student". KARE.
  10. Lyon, Barbara. "Trial date set in UW-Stout student murder case". Chippewa Herald.
  11. "Jury convicts Cullen Osburn of battery, acquits him on felony murder charge". Eau Claire Leader -Telegram.
  12. "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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