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Sunday World
12-05-2025
- Sunday World
Mother stabbed four-year-old son to death hours after school pick-up, court told
Officers found Kobi Dooly-Macharia cold to the touch in his cot with dozens of knife wounds, Inner London Crown Court heard on Monday A mother killed her four-year-old son by stabbing him dozens of times hours after collecting the boy from school, a court has heard. Officers found Kobi Dooly-Macharia cold to the touch in his cot with dozens of knife wounds, Inner London Crown Court heard on Monday. There were also signs of attempted strangulation, the court heard. Court artist drawing of Keziah Macharia, was charged with murder but has been deemed unfit to stand trial (Elizabeth Cook/PA) Keziah Macharia, 43, has been charged with murdering Kobi on or about December 20 2023 but she has been deemed unfit to stand trial. Mrs Justice Thornton said there should be a 'fact-finding hearing' to decide if Macharia killed Kobi but not if she murdered him. She told jurors not to 'consider her state of mind and whether she is at fault', which would be needed for a murder verdict. Ben Dooly and Macharia started a relationship after meeting in 2018 and their son Kobi was born on September 21 2019, prosecutor Mukul Chawla KC said. The couple lived together with Kobi in Macharia's first-floor flat in Montague Road, Hackney, but the relationship deteriorated after his birth, he added. Mr Dooly moved out and started sleeping on the sofa two or three days a week but this ended after he met his current girlfriend, Sasha Sasheva, the court heard. Four-year-old Kobi Dooly-Macharia (Met Police/PA) News in 90 seconds - 12th May 2025 Macharia was 'very unhappy' with Kobi spending any time with Ms Sasheva, Mr Chawla said, adding that Ms Sasheva blocked Macharia on her phone and on social media because of messages she received. Mr Dooly last saw Kobi alive at his school nativity play the day before the alleged attack, jurors heard. CCTV played to the court shows Macharia collecting her son from Nightingale Primary School, Hackney, by car at around 4.30pm on December 20. Kobi could be seen leaving the building wearing a coat and carrying a red balloon, accompanied by Macharia. 'You see nothing of distress or anything out of the ordinary in terms of her demeanour', the prosecutor said. He added: 'It appears that at some point that evening the defendant started drinking alcohol; when she started drinking and how much she drank cannot be established'. The court heard that at 10.42pm Macharia sent a WhatsApp message to Mr Dooly that said: 'Hi Ben, good Luck with the biteme_cups five days before Xmas! 'I hope you and Sasha enjoy your lives together. I can't live knowing that she'll have the same surname as my son Kobi, and I will not be in your life anymore. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Goodbye x' Bite Me cups was Mr Dooly's recently established business, the prosecutor added. Macharia then messaged Ms Sasheva's phone and said 'this is all your fault' and 'you will never have the same surname as my son', the court heard. At 10.48pm, Macharia sent Mr Dooly WhatsApp messages less than a minute apart that said 'Kobi is dead' and 'you can thank Sasha for that', the prosecution said. The pair contacted the police with Mr Dooly reporting he had just been told by the mother of his child that his son is dead, jurors were told. Body-worn footage showed officers repeatedly banging on the door, ringing the bell, and shouting without receiving a response before they broke the door in. Jurors were shown footage of Macharia in blood-stained clothes sitting on the living room floor in front of the sofa. As officers arrived, she moved to a kneeling position and during her arrest, a knife could be seen behind her. Police were heard asking 'who did this?' and Mr Chawla said 'she raises her hand to her chest, acknowledging it was her'. Officers documented her saying she tried to take an overdose and harm herself, the prosecutor added. Kobi was found in the bedroom, in his cot next to a double bed. He was pronounced dead at 12.06am on December 21. Macharia was taken to Stoke Newington Police station and had 'a very blunted muted affect' and intermittently sobbed, Mr Chawla said. 'She told officers repeatedly she just wanted her baby back, and she just wanted to see his sweet face', he added. The case continues.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ivan Juric: Southampton manager leaves role after club's Premier League relegation confirmed
Ivan Juric has left Southampton after the club's Premier League's relegation was confirmed on Sunday, the club has said. The club said in a statement on its website: "We can confirm that we have today reached an agreement with our Men's First Team Manager, Ivan Jurić, to end his spell at the club. "Ivan came to Southampton at a tough time and was tasked with trying to improve a squad in a difficult situation. "Unfortunately, we haven't seen performances progress the way we had hoped, but we would like to thank Ivan and his staff for their honesty and hard work as they fought against the odds to try and keep us up." The writing has been on the wall for a long time for the south coast club, but Saints' fate was sealed with their 3-1 away loss to Tottenham. No Premier League team's relegation has ever been sealed after 31 games. It beat the record previously jointly held by Ipswich and Derby County, who both dropped out of the league with six matches left to play in 1994-95 and 2007-08, respectively. Juric, 49, who succeeded the sacked Russell Martin on an 18-month contract in December, was only in charge at St Mary's for 108 days. The Croatian manager, who guided the squad to just four points and one win from his 14 games, leaves the club with the team at the bottom of the Premier League table - as they were when he arrived. That single victory was over fellow strugglers Ipswich on 1 February. Southampton are still a point short of equalling Derby's record low 11-point haul from 2007-08. Juric paid tribute to Southampton's "incredible" fan base following the defeat at Spurs before news of his departure emerged on Monday morning. Having suffered relegation in 2023, Saints came straight back up after beating Leeds in the final of last season's Sky Bet Championship play-off final at Wembley. Southampton, who have since won just twice in the league, registered only five points from 16 games before sacking Martin in the wake of a humiliating 5-0 home defeat to Tottenham on December 15. Saints' other point this term came in a goalless draw at Fulham under caretaker boss Simon Rusk, a game former Genoa, Torino, and Roma coach Juric watched from the stands. Rusk has been appointed interim manager, assisted by homegrown midfielder Adam Lallana. Southampton have been linked with 35-year-old Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl, who previously worked at the club under former manager Ralph Hasenhuttl. Read more:Family's fears for violent sonHead teacher facing jail for attackHot UK weather 'to continue' Saints' miserable season continues on Saturday at home to high-flying Aston Villa. They will then face West Ham, Fulham, Leicester, Manchester City, Everton, and Arsenal before dropping back into the second tier. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.
