Ex-public schoolboy Joshua Molnar, now aged 22, was previously cleared of the murder and manslaughter of his friend Yousef Makki, 17, after a trial
A teenage grammar school boy who was stabbed in the heart with a flick knife was unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded. Ex-public schoolboy Joshua Molnar, now aged 22, was cleared of the murder and manslaughter of his friend Yousef Makki, 17, after a trial at Manchester Crown Court in July 2019.
Mr Williams said: “I find as a fact Yousef Makki did not use a knife to threaten or attack Joshua Molnar. I also find use of a knife unnecessary, disproportionate and unreasonable. I conclude he did not act in lawful self-defence. Inquest rules mean coroners are not allowed to apportion blame to named individuals. Molnar admitted lying in panic about what happened after the stabbing and lawyers for the Makki family highlighted many “discrepancies” in his account of how Yousef was stabbed.
Molnar admitted “pretty disgusting” behaviour by lying after the stabbing to protect himself, but maintained he acted in self-defence. Lisa Judge, representing Molnar, said he had admitted he panicked and lied to police, for which he had been jailed.
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