Early years | ||
1959 | Sami studies at Trinity College Dublin | |
1962 | Sami returns to Egypt | |
1967 | Sami awarded MA at American University of Cairo | |
1968 | Sami leaves Egypt for London without telling family | |
1977 | Sami studies at University of London | |
1988 | Sami moves into 2 Prospect Close, Drayton Parslow | |
2004 | April | Sami granted permission to fell lime trees behind garage |
2004 | September | Mark moves out to board at Rugby School |
2006 | August | Mark moves into studio apartment in Winchester |
2007 | July | Sami begins to receive allowance for private care |
2007 | August | Mark moves back into family home to care for Sami during illness |
2007 | October | Mark embarks upon a law degree at King’s College London |
2008 | May | Sami undergoes colostomy operation |
2008 | November | Sami falls out with his sister and ignores her calls for months |
2008 | December | Mark introduces his girlfriend to Sami at the family home, where she stays for several nights. |
2009 | ||
February | 24 | First entry in Sami’s diary, followed by sporadic entries. |
March | 9 | Occupational therapy close Sami’s file due to his lack of response |
23 | Sami prints off maps and directions to the Coptic church in London | |
June | 18 | Sami orders more bricks and building materials |
July | 4 | Mark visits Paris with Sami to enrol at the Sorbonne |
12 | Mark goes on holiday with his girlfriend for a fortnight | |
August | 6 | Mark receives disappointing exam results |
13 | Sami refuses to allow district nurse into his home | |
15 | Mark starts to view apartments in London | |
17 | Mark puts holding deposit down on Fleet Street apartment | |
20 | Sami fails to attend hospital appointment | |
26 | Mark pays £1000 rental deposit for Fleet Street apartment | |
27 | Mark transfers £2500 to Sami for apartment rent | |
Sami is seen laying bricks and gardening | ||
30 | Sami tells neighbours he “wasn’t really up for having visitors” | |
31 | Mark packs bags in anticipation of his girlfriend’s arrival | |
September | 1 | Mark’s girlfriend’s flight is delayed |
5 | Mark signs contract with letting agent. | |
Prosecution allege Sami is killed on this day. | ||
8 | New evidence shows Sami had meeting with private care allowance assessors, 3 days after the prosecution claim he died. | |
20 | Neighbour (SP) walks over to Sami’s garden and notices his plants have already been watered. | |
October | 8 | Sami pays electricity bill |
11 / 18 | Neighbour (TM) sees Sami on his front drive | |
13 | Notices warning villagers about “suspicious activity” in the area and to “be on your guard” distributed. | |
15 | Mark visits family home. This is the last time he sees his father alive. We believe Sami was killed at some point during the next 30 days, while Mark was in London. | |
November | 17 | Mark visits family home and notices work on the garage site where the lime trees used to be has progressed according to Sami’s plans. This spurs Mark to order the concrete required to complete the root-barrier / shoring. |
19 | Mark returns to the family home to direct the concrete truck delivery. | |
2010 | ||
January | 11 | Mark returns from overseas with his girlfriend to discover water leak and a deserted 2 Prospect Close. |
14 | Mark gives plumber and renovators spare keys to the family home. | |
February | 4 | Sami reported missing by neighbours. |
5 | Social services inform Mark for the first time that they do not know where his father is. Mark is arrested later that evening. | |
10 | Police Scenes of Crime Officers recover Sami’s body, but fail to store geological samples in polythene bags, making it impossible for the defence to test when the burial actually occurred. | |
April | 27 | Police prevent Mark attending his father’s funeral. |
May | 28 | Prosecution experts confirm Sami’s body was not dismembered. |
June | 21 | Mark reunited with his estranged mother after more than 10 years. |
22 | Court refuses to give Mark’s defence team more time to prepare their case. | |
29 | Police commission Buckinghamshire County Council to conduct a Serious Case Review into Sami’s care, but fail to notify the defence. | |
July | 27 | Mark’s trial begins. |
September | 8 | Mark is found guilty of murder by a majority (10 – 2) jury after more than 13 hours of deliberation. |
Post-Trial years | ||
2011 | June | Mark loses appeal on procedural technicalities. No fresh evidence was available to put before the Court at this point. |
2013 | July | Mark takes his Grade 8 Piano exam in prison. |
2014 | July | Mark is awarded the Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (DipABRSM) for Music Performance, following a baritone recital. |
October | The Criminal Cases Review Commission opt not to refer Mark’s first application to the Court of Appeal, despite fresh evidence. | |
2017 | November | Mark graduates with a 2:1 – LLB (Hons) degree |
2018 | May | Mark meets his maternal half-sister for the first time |
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