'Justice has been served' Cher's killer jailed for at least 29 years

THE family of a Bristol woman stabbed to death in front of her three-year-old daughter during Notting Hill Carnival’s family day said “justice has been served” as her killer was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years.

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Shakeil Thibou, 20, stabbed Cher Maximen, 32, in the groin as her young daughter was close by on August 25 last year.

Judge Philip Katz KC said Thibou’s “brazen” attack had been carried out in broad daylight in front of families and the police.

Speaking outside court, Ms Maximen’s family said “no sentence is long enough’ for her killer.

Her sister TJ Jacobs added: “We're glad that justice has been served.

“We hope that it acts as a deterrent to people that choose to come along to any occasion or any event and act so recklessly and without thought in situations that can lead to just such catastrophic events.”

Asked about Ms Maximen’s daughter, her grandmother said she is “growing up lovely”.

She added: “She's happy. She’s smiling constantly.

“We don’t forget about her mummy. We speak about her mum all the time.

“She's thriving... she’s got her village around her, her community... she’s doing well”

Thibou, who wore a medical face mask and blue beanie hat in the dock, looked straight ahead throughout the hearing.