Coroner rules Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed - what does this mean and what could happen next?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA coroner today concluded that Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed. The 17-year-old Manchester Grammar School pupil died after being stabbed in the heart by his schoolfriend Joshua Molnar in Hale Barns on March 2, 2019.
After a criminal trial at Manchester Crown Court in July 2019, Molnar, now 22, was cleared of murder and manslaughter. He told the jury he acted in self-defence after Yousef, from Burnage, pulled a blade on him first and 'came on' to his knife, during a row.
Another friend who was involved in the commotion, Adam Chowdhary, was acquitted after the trial of perverting the course of justice. READ MORE: Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed by his friend Joshua Molnar, coroner rules after dramatic second inquest READ MORE: This is why the M.E.N covers inquests - and it's vital that we do Following the conclusion of the trial, an inquest into Yousef's death was held in November 2021.
A coroner, Alison Mutch, concluded she could not be sure what happened but said she could not, on the balance of probabilities, conclude his death was unlawful killing, accidental death, misadventure or even an open verdict.
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