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Man accused of killing woman in Droitwich pleads not guilty to murder

An Egyptian national has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman in Droitwich. Mohamed Samak denied killing Joanne Samak, 49, during an appearance at Worcester Crown Court on Friday. The 42-year-old, of Chestnut Spinney, Droitwich Spa, was arrested ...

02 Aug 2024 at 11:04

Murder accused lied to 999 call handler ‘over worries he would be blamed’

A husband accused of murder who says he witnessed his wife stabbing herself lied to an emergency call handler because he was worried he was going to be blamed for her death, a court has heard. Mohamed Samak, 42, told a murder trial at Worcester ...

14 Feb 2025 at 14:19

Man accused of killing wife ‘cried when police said she did not love him’

A hockey coach accused of stabbing his wife to death cried when police told him she had said she did not love him, a court has heard. Egyptian national Mohamed Samak denies the murder of 49-year-old interior designer Joanne Samak in the early ...

11 Feb 2025 at 17:42

Husband and wife ‘almost living separate lives’ before he ‘stabbed her to death’

An interior designer and her hockey coach husband were living “almost separate lives” before he is alleged to have stabbed her to death at their home, a court has heard. Egyptian national Mohamed Samak denies murdering his 49-year-old wife ...

29 Jan 2025 at 18:20

Man accused of wife’s murder told court he ‘couldn’t keep lying any more’

A former international hockey player accused of stabbing his wife to death told a previous court hearing he “couldn’t keep lying anymore” about his account of her death, a jury has heard. Egyptian national Mohamed Samak denies murdering ...

12 Feb 2025 at 16:49

Hockey coach who stabbed wife to death jailed for at least 21 years

A hockey coach who stabbed his interior designer wife six times and claimed she had taken her own life has been jailed for at least 21 years for her murder. Mohamed Samak, 43, told a jury his wife Joanne Samak, 49, had stabbed herself ...

31 Oct 2025 at 12:24

Man who denies stabbing wife to death claims she ‘took her own life’

A man accused of stabbing his wife to death while experiencing financial difficulties has claimed she “took her own life”, a court has heard. Egyptian national Mohamed Samak has denied killing Joanne Samak, 49, at their home in ...

28 Jan 2025 at 16:58

Murder accused ‘said wife was alcoholic to support lies she took her own life’

A hockey coach accused of his wife’s murder portrayed her as an alcoholic as part of a “character assassination” to support his “lies” that she took her own life, a court has heard. Mohamed Samak, 42, claims he woke up at ...

17 Feb 2025 at 14:50

Hockey coach who claimed wife stabbed herself found guilty of her murder

A hockey coach who claimed his interior designer wife had stabbed herself to death has been convicted of her murder. Mohamed Samak, 43, denied murdering Joanne Samak, 49, claiming he woke up at around 3am on July 1 last ...

29 Oct 2025 at 17:18

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