Shakeil Thibou: Man who fatally stabbed mother Cher Maximen at Notting Hill Carnival jailed
- Shakeil Thibou, aged 20, fatally stabbed Cher Maximen, 32, during Notting Hill Carnival's family day on August 25 last year in front of her three-year-old daughter.
- The attack occurred amid a violent confrontation involving multiple men where police were outnumbered and the disturbance escalated uncontrollably.
- Thibou deliberately stabbed Ms Maximen in the groin with a large knife as she tried to get up after being knocked down, while the child witnessed the attack.
- Judge Philip Katz KC described the attack as brazen and emphasized the profound impact on Ms Maximen's family, saying it is 'not possible to overstate the impact' of her death.
- Thibou was convicted of murder, receiving a life sentence with a minimum of 29 years, reflecting the severity and public harm caused by the senseless violence.
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Man jailed for stabbing woman to death in front of her three-year-old daughter
Cher Maximen, 32, was caught in the middle of a ‘horrifying outbreak of violence’ as she sat chatting to friends on August 25 last year A man who stabbed a young mum to death in front of three-year-old daughter at Notting Hill Carnival has been jailed for life. Cher Maximen, 32, was caught in the middle of a ‘horrifying outbreak of violence’ as she sat chatting to friends on August 25 last year. She was knocked to the ground during a fight betwe…
Man jailed for 29 years after murdering mother in front of her daughter in horror Notting Hill Carnival stabbing
A man who murdered a mother in front of her three-year-old child at Notting Hill Carnival has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years.Shakeil Thibou, 20, from Kensington in west London, was convicted at the Old Bailey of killing 32-year-old Cher Maximen last month.The 32-year-old was stabbed in the groin with a zombie knife in front of her young daughter during the event's family day on August 25 last year.She died in hospital from …
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