On the third anniversary of the death of Yousef Makki, a charity has been set up in his name
17-year-old Yousef Makki was a South Manchester raised teenager of Anglo-Lebanese heritage who attended Manchester Grammar School died in a stabbing incident in March 2019 when say his family acting as a peacemaker,he was stabbed in the heart by his friend Joshua Molnar in Hale Barns.
Molnar claimed there was a “coming together” after Mr Makki pulled a flick knife out on him first and he took out his own knife.He claimed self-defence and was cleared of manslaughter and murder by a jury following a four-week trial at Manchester Crown Court in July 2019.
The charity set up by his sister Jade Akoum launches with an initial focus on fundraising and awareness. As 2022 progresses, through a discretionary application process that will be simple, transparent and accessible, the foundation shall offer young people who have had a tough start in life access to vital hardship funding opportunities, with a focus on supporting young people that display a clear hunger to achieve educationally and give back to their community.
Yousef himself hadhumble beginnings in life, he worked hard and was awarded a full bursary scholarship to attend MGS where he became determined to become a heart surgeon after university.
“Yousef was known to help younger students with their maths homework and he was a keen amateur boxer in his local community. Like many teenagers of his age, he was a lover of music, sport and fashion and he had an infectious smile.” said his sister
