Lee Murray

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Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray (born November 12, 1977 in London, England) is a suspected bank robber linked to the £53 million Securitas raid. Prior to that he was best known as a British mixed martial arts fighter of partial Moroccan descent. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,29389-2244269,00.html "The Times"] ] He has a professional MMA record of 8-2-1 as of September 11, 2004. Murray may be best known for a fight which happened outside of the cage. He allegedly got into a scuffle with then-UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz outside of a nightclub in London after UFC 38 in July 2002. Both drunk, Murray claims to have knocked Tito down (possibly KO) and kicked him in the face. Pat Miletich, another UFC competitor, pulled Murray away and broke-up the fight. Tito denies any such events occurred but other UFC fighters claim witness to the altercation. In the Matt Hughes biography "Made In America", [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article628431.ece excerpt from Made In America by Matt Hughes] ] Hughes relayed the incident as told to him by Miletich:

The entire alley erupted into a huge brawl. I was just standing there, and there were bodies flying all over the place.

I was confused how it all happened, because it happened so fast. I was standing there with my mouth open like ‘what the hell is going on?’

I looked over and Chuck Liddell was with his back against the wall, knocking people out that were trying to go after him.

Then I looked over and there’s Tito directly past me, taking his coat off, going after Lee Murray, and Lee Murray’s backing up the alley taking his jacket off.

Both their jackets come off, and Tito throws a left hook at Lee Murray and misses, and right as he missed, Lee Murray counters with, like, a five-punch combo, landed right on the chin, and knocked Tito out. OUT.

Tito fell face-first down to the ground, and then Lee Murray stomped him on the face a couple of times with his boots.

Then Tony Fryklund and I grabbed Lee and pushed Lee and said ‘Get out of here!’ And Lee said ‘I’m sorry, I’ll see you later,’ and took off. And Tony Fryklund helped Tito to his feet.

Murray was hospitalized after being stabbed in a brawl outside the Funky Buddha club in London during a glamour-model party on 28 September, 2005. He suffered a punctured lung and a severed artery. [ [http://news.viewlondon.co.uk/Stars_flee_Funky_Buddha_knife_fight_15054624.html "ViewLondon.co.uk"] ] [ [http://www.subfighter.com/article1856.html Lee Murray Stabbed In Critical Condition - SubFighter.com] ] According to the doctor who performed the life saving surgery on Murray he was resuscitated four times during the operation which saved his life. When thanked, the doctor remarked that Lee should thank the nurses who ran the bags of blood from the blood bank because that is what saved his life.

Arrest

On 25 June 2006, Murray was arrested in the Moroccan capital Rabat, with friend Paul "The Enforcer" Allen. The arrests were a joint operation with Kent Police in connection with the £53 million Securitas raid - Britain's biggest cash robbery, in Tonbridge, Kent, which took place on 22 February 2006. Kent Police are seeking the extradition of Murray for questioning in connection with this robbery. Murray was arrested with friends who were found with a quantity of hashish and cocaine. If found guilty of this, Murray would serve time in Morocco. [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006290483,00.html "The Sun"] ]

It was subsequently revealed that certain of the charges against Murray included "Committing violent crime and beating and humiliating members of the security forces" [ [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=204442007 "The Scotsman"] ] though it is unclear when these alleged offences were committed.

There is no extradition treaty between the United Kingdom and Morocco, so Murray looked set to avoid charges in England. But in early February 2007 prosecution officials held talks in London over exchanging Murray, 29, for suspected terrorist Mohamed Karbouzi. [ [http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Securitas-suspect-held-in-Morocco-_may-be-swapped-for-terrorist_-newsinkent2796.aspx "Kent News"] ]

The following statement was released by the Moroccan Supreme Court 24/02/07:

Arrested on 25 June 2006, Lee Lamrani Ibrahim Murray will be free Monday, for he will have purged the 8 month-prison sentence which he was served on Wednesday by the criminal court of Sale, near Rabat, after paying the fines (€27,000) inflicted on him.

A extradition hearing in Morocco was adjourned. [ [http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/%C2%A353m-Tonbridge-heist-extradition-decision-delayed-newsinkent3245.aspx "Kent News"] ] The Moroccan Supreme Court decided (on the 11th of April), to postpone examining the extradition request.

The Moroccan Supreme Court (2nd of May) once again delayed the extradition request until May 30th. The prosecution had requested the delay in order to review a document submitted from Murray's father proving that Murray, who holds a British passport, is also Moroccan. “"The extradition of Moroccan Lee Murray is not possible if one respects Moroccan law, because it blocks extraditing a Moroccan citizen regardless of whatever he stands accused of."” Murray's lawyer said.

Film biography

Time Inc. has identified its first project, optioning the April 14 Sports Illustrated article "Breaking the Bank". Written by L. Jon Wertheim, the feature covers Murray's alleged criminal exploits. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990056.html?categoryid=13&cs=1]

MMA Record

Notes and sources

External links

* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=1659 Lee Murray MMA record]
* [http://www.celisee.com/lee_murray/2008/08.html Lee Murray] 's Biography

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Murray, Lee Lamrani Ibrahim
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Suspected bank robber, British mixed martial arts fighter
DATE OF BIRTH=1977-11-12
PLACE OF BIRTH=London, England
DATE OF DEATH=
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