A homicide investigation has been launched in Qatar after a Scottish oil rig employee was allegedly overwhelmed to demise on an offshore platform.
The person, believed to be a married father, was discovered lifeless on board the oil rig within the Persian Gulf by a colleague who’s then understood to have additionally been attacked.
It has been claimed the lifeless man had been ‘bludgeoned’ with a respiratory equipment bottle earlier than his physique was wrapped up in a mattress sheet and makes an attempt had been made to hide it in a toilet within the workers dwelling quarters.
The suspect, from Aberdeen, had reportedly deliberate to flee on a helicopter, however was detained after attacking a second man who had gone to test on his co-worker.
A homicide investigation has been launched in Qatar after a Scottish oil rig employee was allegedly overwhelmed to demise on an offshore platform. Pictured: The Seafox Burj oil platform
He’s understood to have suffered critical accidents and was taken to hospital.
Employees on the rig mentioned the survivor had been hit over the pinnacle and throttled however managed to flee and get assist.
One mentioned: ‘Apparently, one man battered one other employee with a BA [breathing apparatus] bottle.
‘We had been advised he then wrapped him up within the mattress sheet and put him within the toilet. Then he went for his dinner.
‘A 3rd man noticed him and requested how the now lifeless man was and mentioned he was going to see him.
‘He adopted him again to the room after which hit him over the pinnacle and began to strangle him, however he managed to flee and get assist.’ One other mentioned it was thought the person accountable had supposed to attempt to eliminate the physique by ‘throwing him overboard earlier than getting on a chopper that night time’.
All three males had been Scots contractors and had been employed by Ellon-based Movie-Ocean, which yesterday described the incident as ‘non-work associated’.
Qatari authorities are holding the suspect together with two different males for questioning as a part of a prison investigation into the incident within the early hours of Monday on the Seafox Burj platform. Movie-Ocean, which owns and operates a fleet of remotely operated autos for the oil trade, has mentioned it’s working with the authorities and the Overseas Workplace to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the person’s demise.
The suspect, from Aberdeen, had reportedly deliberate to flee on a helicopter, however was detained after attacking a second man who had gone to test on his co-worker. The injured man, Christopher Begley (pictured), from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, was handled in hospital however has since been launched
The injured man, Christopher Begley, from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, was handled in hospital however has since been launched and is hoping to be along with his household quickly.
His father Dennis mentioned his son was in ‘full shock’ over what had occurred as he had beforehand been on ‘pleasant’ phrases with the alleged attacker.
He mentioned: ‘All of them work collectively. There’s been no animosity between any of them. This appears to be fully random. There definitely wasn’t any unwell feeling amongst any of them so I do not know what’s occurred.
‘He by no means noticed the physique. He went into the room however he by no means noticed the physique. Principally, he received hit over the pinnacle with one thing.
‘I believe it was a pipe. He is nice.
Bashed within the head a bit. However he is OK. He is again in Scotland.’
A spokesman for Movie-Ocean mentioned: ‘We are able to regretfully affirm one particular person has been fatally wounded and one other has been injured following a non-work associated incident on an offshore set up off Qatar.
‘A 3rd particular person has been taken into police custody. The injured employee acquired therapy in hos- pital however has since been launched. The following of kin of these concerned have been knowledgeable and the corporate is working to make sure they obtain the suitable help.
‘Movie-Ocean is liaising with the Overseas, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace to ascertain the total circumstances surrounding the incident. The households of these concerned have requested that their privateness is revered.’
The Overseas Workplace confirmed that the household of the person who died have been knowledgeable.
A spokesman mentioned: ‘We’re supporting the household of a British man who has died and a person who has been injured in Qatar.’
