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An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of Orkney waiter Shamsudden Mahmood 13 years ago, BBC Scotland can reveal. | An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of Orkney waiter Shamsudden Mahmood 13 years ago, BBC Scotland can reveal. |
Mr Mahmood, 26, was working in an Indian restaurant in Kirkwall when a man wearing a balaclava walked in and opened fire in 1994. | Mr Mahmood, 26, was working in an Indian restaurant in Kirkwall when a man wearing a balaclava walked in and opened fire in 1994. |
The arrested man is due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Wednesday. | |
The development comes a week after Northern Constabulary completed a review of the case. | The development comes a week after Northern Constabulary completed a review of the case. |
A report was then submitted to the procurator fiscal. | A report was then submitted to the procurator fiscal. |
The killing in the Mutataz restaurant in June 1994 put Orkney in the national news headlines. | The killing in the Mutataz restaurant in June 1994 put Orkney in the national news headlines. |
The murder of Mr Mahmood, originally from Bangladesh, was the first to happen in Orkney for 25 years and sparked one of the Northern Constabulary's biggest ever investigations. | The murder of Mr Mahmood, originally from Bangladesh, was the first to happen in Orkney for 25 years and sparked one of the Northern Constabulary's biggest ever investigations. |