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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 Larbi-Cherif, 19, but 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 had once accused him of rape.
The sisters' bodies were found in the Jupiter apartments in September, with multiple stab wounds. The sisters' bodies were found with multiple stab wounds on 14 September. Ali will be sentenced at a later date.
Ali will be sentenced at a later date. The detective in charge of the case, Det Ch Insp Joanne Clews, described Ali as an "evil monster" and his own barrister, Michael Bromley-Martin QC, told the jury he was perhaps the most "hateful individual" they would come across.
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'Swathe' of blood
The court was told Yasmine had dropped the rape charges against Ali, before he killed her. 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.
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.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.
Monster stabbed sister 37 times
He added that Ali had twice gone to the kitchen to rearm himself after breaking two of the knives he was using.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."He had left behind a scene of carnage," he said.
class="" href="/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8061516.stm">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) stab wound to her back which entered her heart.
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 inflicted with precision, rather than anger, leading to the loss of all of her blood.
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, on 16 September, two days after the sisters' bodies were found in their flat at the Jupiter apartments.
Ali was arrested in Dover, Kent, two days after the girls' bodies were found. They were last seen alive at 2200 BST on 13 September.
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. 'Barbaric' killer
He requested time for the family to "consider the position" and to prepare victim statements for the judge before sentencing. Their bodies were found after relatives became concerned that they had not been in touch.
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. CCTV images seen by the jury showed Ali leaving the apartment with a carrier bag - thought to contain his bloodstained clothes - at about 1300 BST on Sunday 14 September.
Mr Crigman added the sisters' mother had found the trial so distressing she had returned to the family home in London and was not in court when Ali was found guilty.
The prosecutor asked for time for the family to "consider the position" and to prepare victim statements for the judge before sentencing.
A statement issued by the family said the verdict would not bring back their "angels" but would ensure their "barbaric" killer would stay behind bars for a long time.
Ali had claimed in court that he had been provoked, but a jury took three hours and 20 minutes to convict him of murder.