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Two Deny Attempted Murder Charges in Reykjavík Garage Attack

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two foreign men accused of attempted murder in a Reykjavík parking garage have pleaded not guilty.
  • The charges stem from a March incident where one man allegedly drove a car at the victim, another is accused of beating him, and a third of stabbing him.
  • The victim sustained life-threatening injuries, including multiple organ damage and fractures, following the attack.

Two foreign nationals, Kareem M. M. Abufarhah and Mohamed Sayidali Ahmed, have denied charges of attempted murder following a violent incident in a Reykjavík parking garage in March. The third co-accused, Quassay Ali Yahya Alsadi, is currently in Jordan and was not present for the arraignment.

The case, which will resume on July 8, details a brutal assault. Prosecutors allege that Abufarhah drove a Land Rover at high speed towards the victim, causing him to be thrown onto the hood and then to the ground. While the victim lay injured, Alsadi is accused of repeatedly striking him with an unknown object.

Mohamed Sayidali Ahmed faces charges for allegedly stabbing the victim in the left buttock with an unidentified sharp weapon in the aftermath of the beating. The victim suffered severe, life-threatening injuries, including lacerations, lung damage, shock, a fractured left arm, bruises, and swelling. The severity of the attack has placed the victim's life in jeopardy.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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