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35 years in jail for extradited man found guilty of killing elderly couple (20 March 2017)

Date: 20/03/2017
Duncan Lewis, Crime Solicitors, 35 years in jail for extradited man found guilty of killing elderly couple

A man extradited from Luxembourg has been sentenced to a minimum term of 35 years in jail for the murder of an elderly Suffolk couple.

Ali Qazimaj, 43, had pleaded not guilty to two charges of the murder of Peter and Sylvia Stuart, between 29 May 2016 and 3 June 2016, maintaining that he is the victim of mistaken identity.

However, a jury at Ipswich Crown Court convicted him of the murder of the Stuarts, who disappeared from their home in Weybread.

Mr Stuart's body was discovered shortly afterwards with nine stab wounds, but Mrs Stuart's body has never been found.

Qazimaj was arrested in Luxembourg in July 2016 and extradited to the UK.

Throughout his trial, Qazimaj used a false name and claimed he had never been to the UK. However the prosecution told the court that Qazimaj was a man with gambling debts and financial problems, who became aware of Mr and Mrs Stuart, having been told they were a wealthy couple.

CCTV and phone evidence showed Qazimaj had been in the area around the Stuarts' home several times before they vanished. His car, which he abandoned as he fled through Dover, contained his fingerprints – and also contained a number of hairs from Mrs Stuart in the boot and traces of Mr Stuart's blood.

After sentencing, Paul Scothern from the Crown Prosecution Service said:

“Ali Qazimaj denied knowing Mr and Mrs Stuart, denied being Ali Qazimaj – and denied ever travelling to the UK.

“Through their verdicts, the jury has rejected all these lies, after the prosecution successfully demonstrated that Qazimaj is, in fact, a double murderer.

“We would like to thank the Luxembourg authorities for their assistance and co-operation in this case.”


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