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| Man guilty of murdering sisters | Man guilty of murdering sisters |
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| A man has been found guilty of murdering two sisters in their central Birmingham flat. | A man has been found guilty of murdering two sisters in their central Birmingham flat. |
| Mohammed Ali, 29, of Old Snow Hill, had admitted the manslaughter of Yasmine, 22, and Sabrina Labri-Cherif, 19, but he had denied murdering them. | Mohammed Ali, 29, of Old Snow Hill, had admitted the manslaughter of Yasmine, 22, and Sabrina Labri-Cherif, 19, but he had denied murdering them. |
| Birmingham Crown Court heard he had been in a relationship with Yasmine, who earlier accused him of rape. | Birmingham Crown Court heard he had been in a relationship with Yasmine, who earlier accused him of rape. |
| The sisters' bodies were found in the Jupiter apartments in September, with multiple stab wounds. | The sisters' bodies were found in the Jupiter apartments in September, with multiple stab wounds. |
| Ali will be sentenced at a later date. | Ali will be sentenced at a later date. |
| The trial, which lasted two weeks, was told that Ali used three knives to stab Yasmine twice and inflict 35 separate knife wounds on her sister, leaving behind a scene of carnage. | The trial, which lasted two weeks, was told that Ali used three knives to stab Yasmine twice and inflict 35 separate knife wounds on her sister, leaving behind a scene of carnage. |
| 'Swathe' of blood | |
| The court was told Yasmine had dropped the rape charges against Ali, before he killed her. | The court was told Yasmine had dropped the rape charges against Ali, before he killed her. |
| Prosecutor David Crigman QC, had told the trial Ali stabbed both women in the lounge before dragging their bodies into a bedroom, leaving a "swathe" of blood on the floor. | |
| He added that Ali had twice gone to the kitchen to rearm himself after breaking two of the knives he was using. | |
| "He had left behind a scene of carnage," he said. | |
| Monster stabbed sister 37 times | |
| Yasmine had also undergone "a beating", Mr Crigman said, suffering wounds to her arm and wrist and an 8in (20cm) deep stab wound to her back which entered her heart. | |
| He said Sabrina's wounds were mostly done with precision, rather than anger, leading to the loss of all of her blood. | |
| Ali was arrested in Dover, Kent, two days after the girls' bodies were found. | |
| He added the sisters' mother had found the trial so distressing she had returned to the family home in London and was not present in court when Ali was found guilty. | He added the sisters' mother had found the trial so distressing she had returned to the family home in London and was not present in court when Ali was found guilty. |
| He requested time for the family to "consider the position" and to prepare victim statements for the judge before sentencing. | He requested time for the family to "consider the position" and to prepare victim statements for the judge before sentencing. |
| Ali had earlier claimed in court that he had been provoked, but a jury took three hours and 20 minutes to convict him of murder. | Ali had earlier claimed in court that he had been provoked, but a jury took three hours and 20 minutes to convict him of murder. |