A second inquest into the death of 17-year-old Yousef Makki will open today at South Manchester Coroner’s Court
Yousef died as a result of a single stab wound to the chest, sustained during an incident in the street in Hale Barns in 2019
The first inquest in 2021 determined that there was insufficient evidence to conclude whether the killing was lawful or unlawful, recording that the precise circumstances could not be ascertained even on the balance of probabilities.
That ruling was quashed and in the pre inquest hearing it was announced that the new inquest should hear again from the witnesses involved in the case including Joshua Molnar, aged 17, at the time, who claimed self-defence and was acquitted of murder and manslaughter and Adam Chowdhary,who was present during the fatal incident, and was cleared of charges of perverting the course of justice and conspiracy to rob.
