[xtypo_dropcap]S[/xtypo_dropcap]audi prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison by a British jury Wednesday Oct. 20, for murdering servant Bandar Abdulaziz, AP reported.
Al Saud, 34, was convicted of murder and also of grievous bodily harm for an early attack upon his 32-year-old servant, which was caught on an elevator security camera in the five-star Landmark Hotel where the pair lived.
The servant apparently did not defend himself. According to Detective Chief Inspector John McFarlane, Abdulaziz had been abused repeatedly by the prince and his death was the culmination of a number of abusive acts.
“The injuries which were noted by the pathologist clearly show Bandar was the victim of many more assaults over an extended period of time,” McFarlane told the UK Guardian.
It took the jury just 95 minutes on Tuesday to return two guilty verdicts.
When arrested, al Saud claimed he had diplomatic immunity, the UK Telegraph reported. Al Saud is a member of the Saudi royal family—his grandfather is brother to King Abdullah, but he is not part of the diplomatic corps.
According to the Telegraph, Justice David Bean handed down the sentence, saying, “No one in this country is above the law.”
“It would be wrong for me to sentence you either more severely or more leniently because of your membership of the Saudi royal family.”
Correction: A photograph previously posted to this article was a likeness of Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The guilty party in the story is actually Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has, to the knowledge of The Epoch Times, nothing whatsoever to do with this case. The Epoch Times regrets the error.
Al Saud, 34, was convicted of murder and also of grievous bodily harm for an early attack upon his 32-year-old servant, which was caught on an elevator security camera in the five-star Landmark Hotel where the pair lived.
The servant apparently did not defend himself. According to Detective Chief Inspector John McFarlane, Abdulaziz had been abused repeatedly by the prince and his death was the culmination of a number of abusive acts.
“The injuries which were noted by the pathologist clearly show Bandar was the victim of many more assaults over an extended period of time,” McFarlane told the UK Guardian.
It took the jury just 95 minutes on Tuesday to return two guilty verdicts.
When arrested, al Saud claimed he had diplomatic immunity, the UK Telegraph reported. Al Saud is a member of the Saudi royal family—his grandfather is brother to King Abdullah, but he is not part of the diplomatic corps.
According to the Telegraph, Justice David Bean handed down the sentence, saying, “No one in this country is above the law.”
“It would be wrong for me to sentence you either more severely or more leniently because of your membership of the Saudi royal family.”
Correction: A photograph previously posted to this article was a likeness of Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The guilty party in the story is actually Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has, to the knowledge of The Epoch Times, nothing whatsoever to do with this case. The Epoch Times regrets the error.
