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The vigilante driver who drove into a knifeman who was stabbing to death a mother-of-two today claimed his ‘instant thought was to protect the woman who was being stabbed’ as he spoke out for the first time.
Yasmin Wafah Chkaifi, 43, died following the horrific attack by Leon Mccaskie, 41, despite the efforts of the motorist – named only as ‘Abraham’ – who intervened by ploughing into him in Maida Vale, West London.
Friends of the driver have described how he has been ‘living a nightmare’ since the incident. He was arrested after he drove his Renault Clio into the attacker in a desperate attempt to stop the attack on Monday.
More than 8,000 people have signed a petition calling for him not to face criminal charges – and relatives and friends of Miss Chkaifi have called for the police probe to be dropped and for him to be honoured for his bravery.
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Mohammed Akunjee, lawyer for the Maida Vale driver who is an electrician known only as ‘Abraham’, gives a statement today


This press statement was issued on Twitter overnight by the Maida Vale driver’s lawyer Mohammed Akunjee
Source: Daily Mail