Bristol mother admits killing her three young children in February

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 15:33 · Archive

Yasmeen Ali, 44, admitted stabbing her three sons—aged seven, three and nine months—at their Bristol home in February 2024.

Yasmeen Ali, 44, admitted at Bristol Crown Court to three charges of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility in the deaths of her sons Fares, seven, Joury, three, and nine-month-old Mohammed. She stabbed the children at their home in Sea Mills, Bristol in February 2024 and attempted to take her own life with self-inflicted stab wounds to her throat and stomach. A neighbour called emergency services shortly after midnight on 18 February with concerns for Ali's welfare. Police attended and found her partially clothed with injuries; her three children were discovered dead on her bed with 'terrible injuries'.

Mr Justice Linden told Ali the injuries were 'clearly consistent with you being in a psychotic state when you inflicted them'. Ali told a nurse she had received messages to kill her children at midnight 'but no-one died and I asked Allah for forgiveness'. The judge sentenced her to an indefinite hospital order after hearing from three forensic psychiatrists that her offending was 'almost entirely attributable to mental disorder'.

The court heard that mental health services admitted failings in Ali's care. Mr Justice Linden extended the court's condolences to Ali and her husband, noting that what happened is 'a tragedy from which neither of you will recover and which causes both of you unimaginable pain in your daily lives'.

How it is being reported

• Mother admits killing her three children after they were found stabbed to death at homeYasmeen Ali's children - Fares Bash (pictured), seven, Joury Bash, three, and nine-month-old Mohammed Bash - were found dead at the family's home in Bristol in February 2024.Daily Mail · 23 Oct, 15:14
• Bristol mum admits killing her three young boys including baby and sobs in courtFares Bash, seven, Joury Bash, three, and nine-month-old baby Mohammed Bash were found with stab wounds at their home in Bristol in February 2024The Mirror · 23 Oct, 14:44

In this story: Yasmeen Ali · Fares Bash · Joury Bash · Mohammed Bash · Bristol Crown Court · Sea Mills · Bristol

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