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| Omar Benguit was not at Bournemouth murder scene, lawyers claim | Omar Benguit was not at Bournemouth murder scene, lawyers claim |
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| Lawyers for a man convicted of killing a student claim CCTV footage shows he was not at the murder scene. | Lawyers for a man convicted of killing a student claim CCTV footage shows he was not at the murder scene. |
| Omar Benguit was jailed for a minimum of 20 years in 2005, for stabbing Jong-Ok Shin, 26, in Bournemouth in 2002. | Omar Benguit was jailed for a minimum of 20 years in 2005, for stabbing Jong-Ok Shin, 26, in Bournemouth in 2002. |
| His legal team want his case reviewed and claim she could have been killed by "hair-in-hand" murderer Danilo Restivo. | His legal team want his case reviewed and claim she could have been killed by "hair-in-hand" murderer Danilo Restivo. |
| The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) said it was considering the case. | |
| Restivo is serving a life term for murdering Heather Barnett in the town in 2002. | Restivo is serving a life term for murdering Heather Barnett in the town in 2002. |
| She was bludgeoned with a hammer before having her throat cut at her home in Winton. | She was bludgeoned with a hammer before having her throat cut at her home in Winton. |
| Shop front CCTV | Shop front CCTV |
| Restivo, 39, left someone else's hair in her hand. | Restivo, 39, left someone else's hair in her hand. |
| He was also found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Elisa Claps in Potenza, Italy in 1993. | He was also found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Elisa Claps in Potenza, Italy in 1993. |
| Benguit was convicted in 2005 of murdering Miss Shin after three trials. | Benguit was convicted in 2005 of murdering Miss Shin after three trials. |
| Miss Shin was found slumped on a pavement, having been stabbed three times in the back as she walked home from a night out in 2002. | Miss Shin was found slumped on a pavement, having been stabbed three times in the back as she walked home from a night out in 2002. |
| CCTV footage supplied to Benguit's defence team by Dorset Police shows the car he was allegedly in at the time of the murder was not at the scene. | CCTV footage supplied to Benguit's defence team by Dorset Police shows the car he was allegedly in at the time of the murder was not at the scene. |
| Lawyer Des Jensen believes the footage contradicts evidence from the prosecution's main witness at the previous trials. | Lawyer Des Jensen believes the footage contradicts evidence from the prosecution's main witness at the previous trials. |
| 'Legal error' | |
| He said: "This footage, taken from shop front CCTV cameras, has not been viewed by any previous defence team. | He said: "This footage, taken from shop front CCTV cameras, has not been viewed by any previous defence team. |
| "We have had it independently analysed by a forensic expert 20 minutes either side of the attack. | "We have had it independently analysed by a forensic expert 20 minutes either side of the attack. |
| "Nowhere does it show the vehicle Mr Benguit allegedly got out of to attack Miss Shin." | "Nowhere does it show the vehicle Mr Benguit allegedly got out of to attack Miss Shin." |
| Benguit's legal team also claim an independent expert has verified wounds to Miss Shin were inflicted with a knife identical to that Restivo was carrying when arrested in 2004 in connection with Miss Barnett's murder. | Benguit's legal team also claim an independent expert has verified wounds to Miss Shin were inflicted with a knife identical to that Restivo was carrying when arrested in 2004 in connection with Miss Barnett's murder. |
| Mr Jensen also says a man who gave evidence in the first two trials saying Benguit confessed the murder to him, has now retracted his statement in full. | Mr Jensen also says a man who gave evidence in the first two trials saying Benguit confessed the murder to him, has now retracted his statement in full. |
| Mr Jensen added: "For an offence of this nature, a clear legal error has been made. | Mr Jensen added: "For an offence of this nature, a clear legal error has been made. |
| "The killings of Heather Barnett and Jong-Ok Shin have to be the work of one man and we believe that man was Danilo Restivo." | "The killings of Heather Barnett and Jong-Ok Shin have to be the work of one man and we believe that man was Danilo Restivo." |
| The CCRC confirmed the footage has been submitted by Mr Benguit's legal team. | The CCRC confirmed the footage has been submitted by Mr Benguit's legal team. |
| A spokesman said: "We will be considering those matters alongside other lines of inquiry we are following in this case." | A spokesman said: "We will be considering those matters alongside other lines of inquiry we are following in this case." |
| Dorset Police confirmed all relevant material was fully disclosed in their murder investigation and that the Criminal Procedure and Investigation Act was fully complied with. | Dorset Police confirmed all relevant material was fully disclosed in their murder investigation and that the Criminal Procedure and Investigation Act was fully complied with. |
| A spokesman said: "The credibility of witnesses was fully tested during the trial and also at appeal. The appeal was dismissed. Omar Benguit was convicted of Oki-Shin's murder in 2005. | A spokesman said: "The credibility of witnesses was fully tested during the trial and also at appeal. The appeal was dismissed. Omar Benguit was convicted of Oki-Shin's murder in 2005. |
| "He appealed against his conviction - his appeal was dismissed." | "He appealed against his conviction - his appeal was dismissed." |
| Dorset Police have not reopened its investigation, the spokesman added. | Dorset Police have not reopened its investigation, the spokesman added. |