Timeline

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	1	Neighbour (AW) sees Sami in the garden with Mark, but changes her statement when challenged by police.
	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 for 2 hours 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 for 1 ½ hours 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