LONDON — The jury at the Cambridge Crown Court in the United Kingdom convicted Chaz Corrigan, the main defendant in the murder of Saudi student Mohammed Al-Qassim, of premeditated murder. The court’s ruling came after two weeks of continuous sessions held by the jury to examine all the evidence presented by the prosecution against the culprit. The jury rejected the defendant's claims and justification that the incident was an act of self-defense. According to Al-Ekhbariya, the penalty for premeditated murder is life imprisonment as a mandatory sentence under British law. However, the judge can determine the term to range between 25 and 30 years during the hearing before pronouncing the jail term, depending on other factors considered by the panel of judges. The evidence produced by the prosecution at the court’s trial session included visuals of stabbing and the defendant's escape from the scene, captured by surveillance cameras. The 20-year-old Al-Qassim was stabbed to death in a park south of Cambridge on Aug. 1, 2025 while he was on a 10-week study assignment in Cambridge. Al-Qassim, who hails from Makkah, died instantly after receiving a single stab wound to the neck measuring 11.5 centimeters deep. The 21-year-old main defendant faced charges of premeditated murder and possession of a sharp weapon in a public place.