Mahmood Hussein Mattan
Mahmood Hussein Mattan | |
|---|---|
Mahmood Hussein Mattan | |
| Born | 1923 |
| Died | 3 September 1952 (aged 28–29) HMP Cardiff, Wales |
| Resting place | Western Cemetery, Cardiff 51°28′15″N 3°15′58″W / 51.47083°N 3.26611°W |
| Citizenship | British subject |
| Criminal status | Executed by hanging (1952) Conviction quashed (1998) |
| Spouse | Laura Mattan (née Williams) |
| Conviction | Murder (vacated) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Mahmood Hussein Mattan (1923 – 3 September 1952) was a Somali former merchant seaman who was wrongfully convicted, in the United Kingdom, of the murder of Lily Volpert on 6 March 1952. The murder took place in the Docklands area of Cardiff, Wales, and Mattan was mainly convicted on the evidence of a single prosecution witness. Mattan was executed in 1952.
His conviction was quashed 45 years later on 24 February 1998, his case being the first to be referred to the Court of Appeal by the newly formed Criminal Cases Review Commission.