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Hockey Coach Mohamed Samak Convicted of Murdering His Wife After Retrial

Sentencing is set for Friday at Worcester Crown Court.

Overview

  • Jurors delivered a unanimous guilty verdict after five weeks of evidence at the retrial.
  • Prosecutors said he stabbed Joanne Samak six times, including a blow through the breastbone into the heart.
  • A fresh police search during the trial found his blood-stained clothing in household bags moved from the loft to the garage.
  • Medical experts told the court the force required made self-infliction highly unlikely, contradicting his suicide claim.
  • Investigators highlighted timeline analysis, mobile phone data and shifting accounts, including an hour-long delay before his 999 call.