The extraordinary woman who refused to give up fighting for answers - even when the odds were against her. johnscheerhout reports
Jade Akoum is an extraordinary woman, by turns a grieving sister, a ceaseless campaigner for answers and - if she didn't already have enough on her plate - the mother of four children.
Jade, her mother Debbie and father Ghaleb watched in despair when the jury acquitted Molnar, now 21, of murder and manslaughter in the crown court trial that followed. Molnar told the jury Yousef pulled a knife first and he acted in self-defence. The pair were soon released from relatively short custodial sentences, and Jade set about seeking answers for Yousef.
But more crushing disappointment was around the corner. After a seven-day inquest held at Stockport Coroners' Court in 2021, Senior South Manchester Coroner Alison Mutch said she could not reach any firm conclusions. She said the precise details of the death 'could not be ascertained'. On Friday those judges agreed to overturn the original inquest. In one telling passage in a high critical judgment, Lady Justice Macur wrote of the coroner: "She had not analysed the accounts sufficiently or at all to address the preponderance of the evidence in one direction or another. There was no explanation as to why she was 'profoundly unsure' in these respects. Taken together, the evidence presented a compelling picture of an unlawful killing.
"It's a mixture of emotions, but it's amazing to finally get some good news. We're used to getting bad news.
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