Man caged after he admits stab murder of sex worker Geila

A MAN was handed a life sentence yesterday after he pleaded guilty to murdering a woman.

- BY JOHN CASSIDY

When the charge of murdering sex worker Geila Ibram was put to Habib Shah Shamel at Belfast Crown Court, he replied through an interpreter: “I am guilty.”

Ms Ibram, who was 27 and from Romania, was repeatedly stabbed at her apartment in Limerick on April 4, 2023.

Prosecutor David McDowell KC told the court: “He arrived at the flat and paid her €100. She gave the money to a colleague.

“Several seconds later this colleague heard screams and it was apparent he had stabbed Ms Ibram.