Murder of Muriel McKay
Muriel McKay | |
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| Born | 4 February 1914 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | c. 1 January 1970 (aged 55) Rooks Farm, Stocking Pelham, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Alick McKay |
| Children | 3 |
Muriel Freda McKay (4 February 1914 – c. 1 January 1970) was an Australian woman who was kidnapped on 29 December 1969 in the United Kingdom and presumed murdered in the first few days of 1970. She was married to Alick McKay, an executive at News Limited and deputy to media proprietor Rupert Murdoch. McKay was kidnapped after being mistaken for Murdoch's then-wife, Anna Maria Murdoch. Two Indo-Trinidadian brothers, Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein, were convicted of her murder and kidnapping in September 1970.
The case was one of the earliest examples in the United Kingdom of a trial and conviction secured for a murder without a body.