A 21-year-old woman appeared in court today charged with stabbing her own mother to death.
Hanna Bennis, 21, is accused of knifing 58-year-old school dinner lady Aziza Bennis more than 30 times.
Neighbours called police when they heard screaming outside a block of flats where mother-of-two Aziza lived near Acton Town tube station in west London on Monday afternoon.
The victim’s oldest daughter appeared in the dock at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court today wearing a grey prison tracksuit.
She is charged with a single count of murder and spoke only to confirm her name, date of birth and address.
Lisa Wren, prosecuting, told the court: ‘It is a domestic violence matter where, sadly, the deceased is Miss Bennis’s mother.’
Ms Wren added: ‘They were seen arguing outside a block of flats. Screaming was heard which was enough for neighbours to call 999.
‘Police attended and heard the screaming. The complainant was stabbed multiple times.’
Miss Bennis, of Ealing, west London, was remanded in custody until the next scheduled court hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday August 19. She faces one charge of murder.
Met Police officers had attended with the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
A post-mortem examination found Ms Bennis’s cause of death to be multiple stab injuries.
(Daily Mail)
