Man Guilty of Murder of Cher Maximen at Notting Hill Carnival

A man has been found guilty of murdering a mother as she attended note hill carnival with her three-year-old daughter.

Cher Maximen, 32, was at the event in West London on August 25 last year When she was stabbed in the groin After Trying to Interveene in a Fight.

Shakeil Thibou, 20, was charged with her murder after she died in hospital on August 31.

He was found guilty by a majority of 10 to two jurors and is due for sentencing on 16 May.

Moments before stabbing ms maximen, thibou carried out an “equally horrifying attack” on a man who was backing away from him, the old bailey has heard.

He was also convicted of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to 20-year-old adjei isaac with intent, and having an offensive weapon.

At the opening of the trial in February, Prosecutor Ed Brown KC Told the Court Ms Maximen and the group she was with had got Caught up in the middle of a “horrifying outbreak of violence”.

At the time, ms maximen had been crouched chatting to her friends as they sat on the ground with their children.

She suffered a 12cm deep knife wound, which caused supreme bleeding in her groin.

As Jurors Were Shown Police Bodycam footage of the incident during a previous hearing at the old Bailey, Prosecutor Ed Brown KC Told them: “You will see pure anger in the face of Shakeil Thibou. This was right in front of Her (MS Maximen’s) three-year-old daughter.”

The “truly shocking” incident happened in just eight seconds.

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