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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Man who drove at Maida Vale woman’s killer says he was trying to save her

Yasmine Chkaifi
Yasmine Chkaifi was killed by her ex-husband in Maida Vale, London, on Monday. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

A motorist who says he was trying to prevent a woman from being stabbed to death when he drove his car into her attacker has urged the police to reverse a decision to arrest him on suspicion of murder.

Yasmine Chkaifi, 43, was repeatedly and fatally stabbed by her ex-husband Leon McCaskre, 41, on a pavement in London’s Maida Vale on Monday morning. The motorist drove his blue Renault Clio into McCaskre, killing him.

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