A young man has been accused of slapping and punching a gran before stabbing her to death at a bus stop in broad daylight, a court heard.
Jalal Debella is accused of the murder of Anita Mukhey, 66, who sustained multiple knife wounds following the attack on Thursday in Burnt Oak, northwest London. It is claimed that Debella, 22, grabbed Mrs Mukhey and shook the medical secretary "like a rag doll" when she tried to get away from his clutches.
It is believed that several members of the public witnessed a man approach the victim, have a brief exchange with her before slap her face several times and punch her on Thursday at around 11.45am. Although Mrs Mukhey tried to flee, it is alleged Debella produced a knife and stabbed the gran a number of times as members of the public shouted at him to stop. Mrs Mukhey collapsed into the road and emergency services were called.
Police speak to members of the public at the site in northwest London (PA)There were attempts to resuscitate her but she died at the scene at 12.22pm. A preliminary cause of death was found to be sharp force injuries to the front of the chest and neck, prosecutor Philip McGhee said. Debella was arrested later that afternoon in his room at accommodation in Colindale, northwest London. He was charged with murder and having an offensive weapon in public, namely a knife.
Debella today appeared by video link from Wormwood Scrubs for a hearing at the Old Bailey. Judge Angela Raffferty KC set a plea hearing for August 6. Debella, who spoke only to confirm his identity, was remanded in custody. Previously, the victim's family said in a statement: "Anita Mukhey, 66 years old, was a married mother and grandmother devoted to her family, who also worked part-time in the NHS as a medical secretary. The family ask for privacy at this difficult time."
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