Mahmood Hussein Mattan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | British Somaliland |
| Date of died | September 3,1952 |
| Died | Adamsdown |
| Cardiff | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Buried | Western Cemetery, Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| Criminal penalty | 24 July 1952 |
| Criminal charge | 6 March 1952 |
| Criminal status | 24 February 1998 |
| Job | Sailor |
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| ID | 588185 |
Mahmood Hussein Mattan Life story
Mahmood Hussein Mattan was a Somali former merchant seaman who was wrongfully convicted 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.