Overview
- Mohammed Algasim, 20, died from a single stab wound to the left side of his neck outside student accommodation near Cambridge station on August 1, 2025.
- Testifying in court, fellow student Abdullah Bin Shuail described hearing the word “centre,” a tense confrontation, a forceful blow to Algasim’s neck, and fearing he would be targeted next.
- Prosecutors say the attack was unprovoked and deliberate, citing CCTV and accounts that Corrigan had been drinking and may have taken drugs and had earlier shown a knife at a pub.
- The defence says Corrigan, 22, admits carrying the knife and causing the death but denies murder, claiming he drew the knife to scare off a perceived threat and had no intention to harm.
- Jurors have been shown high-quality CCTV of the encounter’s lead-up and aftermath; police traced Corrigan via inquiries and CCTV, arrested him the next day, and the trial continues with a two-week estimate.