Is this argument valid or invalid?

A. John was in Britain when Mary died in Hong Kong.
B. Therefore, Mary could not have been killed by John.


It is invalid. Perhaps John shot Mary on Monday, and flew to Britain on Tuesday, but Mary died on Friday.

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