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Jun 2024
21m 8s

Closing Time: Episode 393

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About this episode
This episode is from Glasgow.

The Old Stag Inn pub is to the south-west of Glasgow city centre 30 year old Owen Hassan often went to the pub late on to help his mum - who was the manager there - at closing time.

But on this occasion there were two men lying in wait for Owen and they carried out a brutal and cowardly attack on the Dad of three young children under ten, leading to him losing his life.

Just who killed Owen?  And why?

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Sources
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/cos-general-docs/pdf-docs-for-opinions/2021hcjac4.pdf?sfvrsn=7083ebdd_0
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/owen-hassan-murder-trial-told-20923128
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-50664522
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23442897.glasgow-crime-story-murder-owen-hassan-pollokshaws/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17283754.owen-hassan-murder-grieving-mothers-appeal-catch-killers/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/shawlands-pub-violence-sparks-chaos-13607719
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-record/20200111/285185835131071
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51062794
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19022053.criminal-jailed-murdering-owen-hassan-loses-legal-bid-conviction-squashed/
https://newstral.com/en/article/en/1140418848/owen-hassan-murder-trial-hears-suspect-allegedly-told-pal-he-stabbed-f-out-of-slain-dad#google_vignette


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