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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Woman stabbed in Maida Vale named as Yasmin Chkaifi

Yasmin Chkaifi
Yasmin Chkaifi, 43. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

A woman who was stabbed to death in Maida Vale, London, on Monday has been named as Yasmin Chkaifi, and according to a neighbour suffered years of abuse at the hands of her killer.

Chkaifi, 43, also known as Wafah, was attacked in the street by Leon McCaskre, 41, before he died after being hit by a blue Renault Clio. The 26-year-old driver was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder and later bailed pending further investigation.

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