INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LONDON:A Tunisian man who had been charged with the murder of Indian-origin student Sabita Thanwani at her university accommodation in the
Clerkenwell area of north London in March last year has admitted to her killing in court
Maher Maaroufe, 23, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility during a hearing at the Old Bailey court on Friday
and will be sentenced in September
The court heard how Thanwani, 19, was found under the sheets with a cut to her throat on March 19 last year
According to court reports, the prosecution described how Maaroufe and Thanwani had been in a relationship prior to the morning of the
They were at the student accommodation when a neighbour overheard screams and called emergency services.
