Nizamodeen Hosein, the man convicted of the 1969 murder of Muriel McKay, has said he may need to return to the United Kingdom from Trinidad and Tobago to help locate her body. In a new recorded interview, Hosein stated, 'Maybe the only solution is to get on the spot. To be there again, I'll have to retrace my steps.'
Hosein and his brother Arthur kidnapped McKay from her home in Wimbledon on 29 December 1969, mistakenly believing she was Anna Murdoch, the wife of media magnate Rupert Murdoch. They demanded a £1 million ransom, but police bungled the operation, and McKay's body has never been found. Both brothers were jailed in 1970; Nizamodeen was deported after serving 20 years.
The case was reopened this year after Hosein confessed to McKay's children during a visit to Trinidad in 2021. Detectives interviewed him in March, and a police dig at Rooks Farm in Hertfordshire last month failed to locate the remains. McKay's son Ian has called for the Home Office to allow Hosein to visit the scene temporarily.
In the interview with BBC journalist Jane MacSorley for her podcast Worse Than Murder, Hosein said he could not remember what he last told police. 'As I said, I have to go to the spot to be able to remember. So, I can't tell you from here,' he added. MacSorley described him as 'a troubled and deluded man, with no sense of remorse.'
The final two episodes of the podcast are set to air on BBC Radio 4 on 28 August and 4 September, revealing further details about police mistakes during the ransom demands and the family's ongoing quest for closure.
