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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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John Scheerhout

Family of Yousef Makki will get team of top lawyers at fresh inquest after raising £22k

A drive to raise funds for the 'Justice for Yousef Makki' campaign has topped £22,000 following a flurry of large donations.

It means the Makki family, turned down for legal aid, will be represented by a team of top lawyers at a fresh inquest into the teenager's 2019 death later this year.

Yousef, 17, a talented Manchester Grammar School pupil from a humble background in Burnage, was fatally stabbed by his friend Joshua Molnar, from a wealthy family, in Hale Barns on March 2, 2019.

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