A court heard that a woman who was upset over her ex-partner’s new relationship murdered her kid by stabbing him several times.
Despite being found unable to stand trial, Keziah Macharia, 43, is accused of killing her four-year-old son Kobi Dooly-Macharia on or around December 20, 2023.
Inner London Crown Court heard testimony on Monday that officers discovered Kobi cold to the touch in his bed, with many knife wounds and evidence of an attempted strangling.
According to Mrs. Justice Thornton, a “fact-finding hearing” should be held to determine if Macharia killed Kobi, but not whether she did so.
In order to reach a murder judgment, she instructed jurors to “consider her state of mind and whether she is at fault.”
After meeting in 2018, Macharia and Ben Dooly began dating, and on September 21, 2019, their son Kobi was born, according to prosecutor Mukul Chawla KC.
