The Man in the Mask: An Orkney Murder
Witnesses, Woods and Bullets
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
In 1994, Bangladeshi waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood was shot dead at an Indian restaurant in Kirkwall in the Orkneys. It was the first murder there for a generation, and 15-year-old schoolboy Michael Ross became the police's prime suspect. Journalist Hazel Martin begins her investigation into a case full of twists and turns, getting hold of secret recordings of Ross in prison
The Man in the Mask: An Orkney Murder airs on BBC Scotland at 9:00 PM, Saturday 29 November. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Factual Crime
General
Hazel Martin
Presenter
Mark Hedgecoe
Executive Producer