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| Man jailed for murdering sisters | Man jailed for murdering sisters |
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| A man who repeatedly stabbed two sisters in their Birmingham flat has been jailed for life for their murders. | A man who repeatedly stabbed two sisters in their Birmingham flat has been jailed for life for their murders. |
| Mohammed Ali, 29, of Old Snow Hill, used three knives to kill on-off girlfriend Yasmine Larbi-Cherif, 22, and her sister Sabrina, 19, last year. | Mohammed Ali, 29, of Old Snow Hill, used three knives to kill on-off girlfriend Yasmine Larbi-Cherif, 22, and her sister Sabrina, 19, last year. |
| Ali, whose own barrister described him as a "hateful individual", must serve a minimum of 34 years, a judge at the Royal Courts of Justice in London said. | Ali, whose own barrister described him as a "hateful individual", must serve a minimum of 34 years, a judge at the Royal Courts of Justice in London said. |
| Their bodies were found in their bloodied flat in the Jupiter complex. | Their bodies were found in their bloodied flat in the Jupiter complex. |
| During the trial at Birmingham Crown Court, jurors heard Ali, who stabbed both women in the lounge before dragging their bodies into a bedroom, described as an "evil monster". | During the trial at Birmingham Crown Court, jurors heard Ali, who stabbed both women in the lounge before dragging their bodies into a bedroom, described as an "evil monster". |
| This wasn't a case of provocation. It was a case of anger and retribution in the case of Yasmine and of cover-up in the case of Sabrina Mr Justice Hamblen | |
| Yasmine, a salsa dancer originally from Algeria, had also undergone "a beating" in the attack last September. | |
| Ali claimed he was provoked after Yasmine had laughed at him about the time he had spent in prison on remand after she made an allegation of rape against him. | |
| She later withdrew the charge. | |
| She had become pregnant by him twice, resulting in two terminations, the trial heard. | |
| But sentencing Ali, who was not in court, Mr Justice Hamblen said: "You barbarically and brutally butchered these two girls, turning their flat into a cauldron of blood." | |
| "This wasn't a case of provocation. | |
| "It was a case of anger and retribution in the case of Yasmine and of cover-up in the case of Sabrina." |