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OIL RIG 'KILLER' Oil worker murder suspect accused of battering colleague to death in Qatar named

Scott Forrest, 43, is alleged to have snapped and attacked his room-mate with a breathing apparatus tank in a horror attack.

He’s now being held by the authorities in the Middle East and it’s feared he could face the death penalty.

Tonight at the family home in Maud, Aberdeenshire, a sombre relative said: “We’re shocked. “We’ve not had any contact with Scott at all since it happened.”

Scott worked all over the world in the oil industry as he carried out underwater inspections of equipment.

His Linkedin page reveals he went to Aberdeen and Banff and Buchan colleges.

He served long stints in the North Sea before he became a freelancer going wherever the contracts and money were.

He clocked up a year working for a firm based in Thailand before he headed to Qatar and the Seafox Burj rig.

Former co-workers couldn’t believe it when they heard what had happened.

One said: “Shocked is an understatement. He was my supervisor and he was a lovely guy.

“Never in a million years did I think he would be involved in something like this.

“He was decent and funny. What on earth was going on over there?”

Scott is accused of bludgeoning his co-worker and then attempting to hide the body.

It’s believed he demanded to be evacuated because of a family emergency and was allegedly going to hurl the remains over the side.

It’s claimed he whacked Chris Begley over the head with a pipe when he stumbled into the bloodbath.

A massive probe has been launched to try and piece together exactly what happened.
One worker said living standards on oil rigs in the Middle East are far lower than crews would find closer to home.

He revealed: “In the North Sea your roommate is at work when you’re sleeping and vice versa.

“That doesn’t happen in Qatar. Those guys are all chucked in the same cabin at the same time.

“It can be a pressure cooker if there’s a little disagreement and you’re stuck out there for weeks at a time. And then there’s the bed bugs and the terrible food.”

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Brit oil rig worker ‘bludgeoned roommate to death & hid body in bathroom before attacking worried pal’ off Qatar

A BRITISH oil rig worker has been arrested on suspicion of battering his roommate to death and hospitalising another following a violent row on an offshore oil platform in the Persian Gulf.

The man, believed to be from Aberdeen, Scotland, is being held by police in Qatar amid a murder probe.

It's alleged the two contractors rowed on the Seafox Burj platform off Qatar, before one bludgeoned the other to death with a BA cylinder used for diving.

It's claimed the suspect wrapped the body in a bed sheet and hid it in the bathroom of their quarters with a view of fleeing the platform by helicopter following the incident in the early hours of Monday.

But it's understood a third worker became suspicious and uncovered the body before he could escape.

A source told The Sun: "The guy became suspicious and began looking for his friend when he found the body.

"All hell broke loose, the guy who had (allegedly) done him in jumped the other guy, hit him over the head and started strangling him.

"Luckily some men in a nearby room heard the commotion and kicked the door in.

"They wrestled the attacker off and raised the alarm.

"Before we knew it a medical team and the police arrived by helicopter and arrested a man."

All three men work for Film-Ocean, a firm which operates subsea ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) to inspect the oil pipeline and underwater equipment.

It's understood the alleged killer and the injured man are from Aberdeen while the deceased man is from the North East of England.

Film-Ocean has confirmed one person has died and another is injured following an incident at 1.40am Monday.

They also confirmed a man has been taken into police custody in Qatar.

A spokesperson said: "The next of kin of those involved have been informed, and the company is working to ensure they receive the appropriate support.

"All three personnel were contracted to Film-Ocean and were working on the platform at the time of the incident.

"Film-Ocean is liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as well as other stakeholders, to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident."

A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said: “We are supporting the family of a British man who has died and a man who has been injured in Qatar and are in contact with the local authorities.”

Oil rigs are alcohol free, especially in strict Muslim country Qatar, so it's not thought the attack was drink related.

Owned and operated by North Oil Company, the platform is one of 33 in the huge Al-Shaheen offshore oil field around 50 miles off the north east coast of Qatar.

Yesterday the platform was on full lockdown as police investigated the alleged murder.

The source added:"The rig shutdown and all comms were cut off.
“This shouldn’t be happening in our day and age in this industry, I've never heard of anything like this before."

A spokesman for Qatar's Ministry of the Interior said: “Law enforcement authorities are investigating a 12 December incident at an offshore facility.