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New BBC documentary casts doubt on murder conviction

Omar Benguit was convicted in January 2005 of murdering South Korean language student Jong-Ok Shin, known as Oki, in Bournemouth three years earlier — Omar Benguit was convicted in January 2005 of murdering South Korean language student Jong-Ok Shin, known as Oki, in Bournemouth three years earlier (Social media)

New evidence suggests Omar Benguit, who has served 23 years for murder, may have been wrongly convicted, following claims police pressured witnesses to lie.
A BBC Panorama investigation alleges that 13 prosecution witnesses were pushed to embellish statements or give false testimony in the 2005 trial.
CCTV evidence has emerged that may contradict a key witness's account, showing an unidentified man, potentially Benguit, at a different location than claimed.
Benguit was convicted in January 2005 for the murder of South Korean student Jong-Ok Shin in Bournemouth and has had two appeals rejected.
Dorset Police maintains its investigation was “thorough, detailed and very complex”, while the Criminal Cases Review Commission is currently assessing a second application regarding the conviction.

New evidence claims man was framed for murder of foreign student in Dorset — In full