Shamsuddin Mahmood

The Orkney Islands are a spot of particular beauty in Scotland’s Highlands and Islands. Life on Mainland, the largest of Orkney’s Islands, is both peaceful and idyllic. In April of 1994, a 26-year-old waiter, Shamsuddin ‘Shamol’ Mahmood, moved up from London to experience life on Mainland and work in the Mumutaz Restaurant in Kirkwall. On June 2, 1994, at 7:15 pm, a man in a balaclava entered the restaurant….CreditsPrimary Audio recorded by JSResearch by Matt KScripting/Production by Matt KBackground Audio courtesy of Epidemic Sound (epidemicsound.com)SourcesSkills Development Scotland – Equality Data on OrkneyIraq war hero guilty of Orkney waiter murder , Telegraph, 20 Jun 2008, S JohnsonThe Sniper’s Story, The Black Watch Firearms Specialist who hid a murderous secret, W Clarkson 2019Crimewatch October 1994: Shamsuddin Mahmood, BBCMurder conviction for Iraq war hero ends 14-year mystery of Indian restaurant shooting, Independent, 21 Jun, 2008, C MilmoSo why is such a public murder still unsolved? In 1994 this waiter was shot dead in front of diners at an Orkney restaurant. Three years later an island policeman was jailed for perverting the course of justice, having concealed evidence, 16 Oct 2004, Newsroom, The HeraldRacist murderer Michael Ross shows no remorse as he breaks 19-year silence over assassination of Indian waiter on Orkney, Daily Record, 7 Jul 2013, S SmithOrkney killer Michael Ross 'tried to escape from prison van', BBC Online, 12 Aug 2014MURDER SUSPECT HELD 13 YEARS AFTER INDIAN WAITER GUNNED DOWN ; Soldier, 28, nicked as cops review case: [North Edition] McDonald, Craig. Daily Record; Glasgow (UK) [Glasgow (UK)]23 May 2007: 7.'It's like knowing where you were when Elvis died' REACTION: The murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood sent shockwaves through an island community, Ross, David. The Herald; Glasgow (UK) [Glasgow (UK)]21 June 2008: 2.LIFE FOR CURRY HOUSE ASSASSIN: Racist blasted waiter at 15 Judge slams Nazi squaddie, Moore, Ron. The Daily Mirror; London (UK) [London (UK)]18 Oct 2008: 15.[pounds]100,000 bid to free killer of Orkney waiter, Love, David. Daily Mail; London (UK) [London (UK)]07 Nov 2008: 43.WAR HERO UNMASKED AS RACIST MURDERER: Soldier guilty of killing Orkney waiter at age of 15 Madeley, Gavin. Daily Mail; London (UK) [London (UK)]21 June 2008: 1‘This is a murder by a masked gunman. The Crown evidence removesthe mask ..and we are all left staring at Michael Ross' PROSECUTOR BRIANMcCONNACHIE QC: JIGSAW CLAIM OVER ORKNEY SHOOTING, Riley, Wilma. Daily Record; Glasgow (UK) [Glasgow (UK)]18 June 2008: 10.Police officer at murder scene 'was father of the accused' Trial begins into waiter's shooting in Orkney, Campsie, Alison. The Herald; Glasgow (UK) [Glasgow (UK)]13 May 2008: 4.KILLING SHOCKED ISLAND: [SCOTS Edition], Williams, Alexandra. The Mirror; London [London]28 May 1997: 17.MURDER ACCUSED 'A SNIPER IN ARMY': Waiter shooting trial dad's claim, McIlwraith, Gordon. Daily Record; Glasgow (UK) [Glasgow (UK)]12 June 2008: 14.Woman 'saw murder accused in balaclava' Anonymous. Daily Mail; London (UK) [London (UK)]30 May 2008: 40.