Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai jailed for life for murder of Thomas Roberts in Dorset

Convicted triple killer sought asylum in UK while on run from murder charges in Serbia

A man from Afghanistan who sought asylum in the UK and was previously convicted of murder in Serbia has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a young man in Dorset in an argument outside a takeaway shop.

Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai, who was handed a minimum term of 29 years, was a fugitive from murder charges in Serbia when he arrived in the UK, but his violent past went undetected.

Date:	Jan. 25, 2023 10:30 AM ET
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