A 22-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a random lady He attacked and killed a 66-year-old grandmother of Indian origin Whereas ready for a bus in north-west London, he appeared in courtroom by way of video hyperlink. Jalal Debella, 22, has been charged with the homicide of Anita Mukhey, a medical secretary, who was stabbed to demise at a bus cease on 9 Might. Prosecutor Philip McGhee described the assault as “fully random and unprovoked”.
Debella appeared on the Outdated Bailey by way of video hyperlink on 6 August from Her Majesty’s Jail Belmarsh, a Class A males’s jail in Thamesmead, south-east London, dealing with fees of homicide and possession of an offensive weapon.
He spoke solely to verify his identify and date of delivery through the temporary listening to.
The process was postponed as a result of an incomplete psychiatric analysis, the Each day Mail reported.
Anita Mukhey, who labored part-time for the Nationwide Well being Service (NHS) as a medical secretary, was ready at Burnt Oak Broadway bus cease within the Edgware space of London on 9 Might when Jalal Debella stabbed her within the chest and neck.
Mukhey succumbed to his accidents on the scene.
Prosecutor McGhee stated Debella initially walked previous Mukhey, sat on a close-by bench after which approached her on the bus cease.
“It appeared there was some form of trade between them, the place the defendant stated one thing that brought on Ms Mukhey to take a look at him,” McGhee stated. “He then assaulted her by slapping her throughout the face a number of occasions after which punching her along with his fist.”
THE ATTACKER HOLDS HIS GRANDMOTHER AS IF SHE WERE A RAG DOLL
An eyewitness described the scene as Debella holding her “like a rag doll and shaking her forwards and backwards.”
After slapping and punching her, Debella pulled out a knife and stabbed Mukhey a number of occasions. Mukhey managed to maneuver a brief distance earlier than collapsing on the street.
Passersby tried to assist her, however she didn’t survive.
The preliminary explanation for demise was decided to be a number of sharp drive accidents.
Debella was arrested within the close by Colindale space on the identical day because the assault.
McGhee has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to look in courtroom once more on Nov. 6. “This was a stunning and mindless assault on an harmless lady,” McGhee stated.
The case continues whereas the courtroom awaits additional psychiatric analysis of the defendant.
