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Sunday World
02-05-2025
- Sunday World
Man handed life sentence after admitting to murder of sex worker in Limerick
"The fatal injury was to the chest which went through her lungs and entered her heart' A man has been handed a life sentence after he pleaded guilty to murdering a sex worker in Limerick. Habib Shah Shamel appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court from custody to be formally arraigned on two charges. When the charge of murdering Geila Ibram was put to him, Shamel (28), an Afghan national formerly of Cecil Street in Limerick, replied through an interpreter: "I am guilty''. Ms Ibram, who was 27 and originally from Romania, was stabbed at her apartment in Limerick city on April 4, 2023. She had been stabbed five times - twice to the face, once to the chest, once to the abdomen and once to the forearm, which appeared to have been a defensive injury. Senior prosecutor David McDowell KC told the court that Shamel had arranged by text to meet Ms Ibram for sex. "He arrived at the flat and paid her €100. She gave the money to a colleague,' Mr McDowell said. "Several seconds later this colleague heard screams and it was apparent he had stabbed Ms Ibram. "The fatal injury was to the chest which went through her lungs and entered her heart. Death was as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds. "The fact that he stabbed her within seconds of meeting Ms Ibram invites the obvious inference that he came there to kill her.'' Shamel fled the scene and went to Dublin before heading by bus to Belfast. The PSNI stopped him in a car on the Malone Road in south Belfast just before 3.30pm on April 6, 2023. Geila Ibram Today's News in 90 Seconds - Friday May 2 During interviews with police, he said he had gone to the escort to "satisfy his sexual needs' because of something he had viewed online. When Shamel was arrested, the PSNI seized a rucksack and found a notebook which contained a handwritten letter to his mother in which he expressed a desire to "sacrifice his life to Allah''. The court heard the bag also contained a USB stick which contained alleged terrorist-related videos of executions, dismemberment, encouragement to support Jihad, instructions on how to construct and detonate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Mr McDowell said there were also videos of suicide bombers including a father encouraging his 10-12-year-old son to blow himself up and then him doing so. When the charge of possessing a "document or record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, namely files within a USB", Shamel replied: "I am not guilty." The court heard a trial date had been set for September 8 this year and which is expected to last two weeks. Defence barrister Chris Sherrard said he would be seeking expert witnesses as rebuttal to two prosecution experts who have made reports on the contents of the USB stick. Following his guilty plea to murdering Ms Ibram, Mr Justice O'Hara told the defendant: "Mr Shamel, since you have pleaded guilty to the murder of Ms Ibram in April 2023 I must now impose on you a sentence of life imprisonment. "There will be a subsequent hearing at which I will set the number of years which you must serve before your release can be considered. "However number of years that will be, you will serve a very long period of time in prison before consideration of your release ever comes around.' Mr Justice O'Hara postponed the life sentence tariff hearing until after the September trial. The senior judge added that he would review the case of possessing documents likely to be of use to terrorists in three weeks' time.
Irish Times
02-05-2025
- Irish Times
Man pleads guilty to murder of Geila Ibram in Limerick after he met her to ‘satisfy his sexual needs'
A man was handed a life sentence after he pleaded guilty to murdering Geila Ibram in Limerick over two years ago. Habib Shah Shamel appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court to be formally arraigned. When the charge of murdering Geila Ibram was put to him, Shamel (28), an Afghan national formerly of Cecil Street in Limerick, replied through an interpreter: 'I am guilty'. Ms Ibram, who was 27 and originally from Romania, was stabbed at her apartment in Limerick city on April 4th, 2023 five times – twice to the face, once to the chest, once to the abdomen and once to the forearm which appeared to have been a defensive injury. READ MORE Senior prosecutor David McDowell KC told the court that Shamel had arranged by text to meet Ms Ibram for sex. 'He arrived at the flat and paid her €100. She gave the money to a colleague,' said Mr McDowell. 'Several seconds later, this colleague heard screams and it was apparent he had stabbed Ms Ibram. 'The fatal injury was to the chest which went through her lungs and entered her heart. Death was as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds. 'The fact that he stabbed her within seconds of meeting Ms Ibram invites the obvious inference that he came there to kill her.'' Shamel fled the scene and went to Dublin before heading by bus to Belfast. The PSNI stopped him in a car on the Malone Road in south Belfast just before 3.30pm on April 6th, 2023. During interviews with police, he said he had gone to the escort to 'satisfy his sexual needs' because of something he had viewed online. Following his guilty plea to murdering Ms Ibram, Mr Justice O'Hara told the defendant: 'Mr Shamel, since you have pleaded guilty to the murder of Ms Ibram in April 2023 I must now impose on you a sentence of life imprisonment.'
BBC News
02-05-2025
- BBC News
Geila Ibram: Habib Shah Shamel handed life sentence over murder
A man has been given a life sentence after pleading guilty to murdering a woman in the Republic of Ireland more than two years ago. Geila Ibram, who was 27 and originally from Romania, was stabbed five times at her apartment in Limerick city on 4 April 2023. 28-year-old Habib Shah Shamel appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court from custody to be formally arraigned on two the charge of murdering Ms Ibram was put to him in court, Shamel, an Afghani national formerly of Cecil Street in Limerick, replied through an interpreter: "I am guilty''. Shamel had arranged by text to meet Ms Ibram for sex, senior prosecutor David McDowell KC told the court."He arrived at the flat and paid her €100. She gave the money to a colleague,'' he said. Mr McDowell said that "several seconds later this colleague heard screams and it was apparent he had stabbed Ms Ibram"."The fatal injury was to the chest which went through her lungs and entered her heart. Death was as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds," he said. Mr McDowell said the "fact that he stabbed" Ms Ibram within her within seconds of meeting her "invites the obvious inference that he came there to kill her".Shamel fled the scene and went to Dublin before heading to Belfast via bus. He was stopped by the PSNI in a car on the Malone Road in south Belfast just before 15:30 on 6 April 2023. Police interviews During interviews with police, Shamel said he had gone to the escort to "satisfy his sexual needs'' because of something he had viewed he was arrested, the PSNI seized a rucksack. They found found a notebook which contained a handwritten letter to Shamel's mother in which he expressed a desire to "sacrifice his life to Allah''.The bag also contained a USB stick which had alleged terrorist-related videos of executions, dismemberment, encouragement to support Jihad, instructions on how to construct and detonate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), the court heard. Mr McDowell said there were also videos of suicide the charge of possessing a "document or record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, namely files within a USB'', Shamel replied: "I am not guilty.''The court heard a trial date had been set for 8 September 2025. It is expected to last two barrister Chris Sherrard said he would be seeking expert witnesses as rebuttal to two prosecution experts who have made reports on the contents of the USB stick. Sentencing hearing Following his guilty plea to murdering Ms Ibram, Mr Justice O'Hara told the defendant: "Mr Shamel, since you have pleaded guilty to the murder of Ms Ibram in April 2023 I must now impose on you a sentence of life imprisonment."The judge said there will be a subsequent hearing "at which I will set the number of years which you must serve before your release can be considered". "However number of years that will be, you will serve a very long period of time in prison before consideration of your release ever comes around.''The judge postponed the life sentence tariff hearing until after the September added that he would review the case of possessing documents likely to be of use to terrorists in three weeks Shamel was charged under the Criminal Jurisdiction Act 1975, which allows the PSNI to prosecute in Northern Ireland if a suspect has fled from a different jurisdiction.
RTÉ News
02-05-2025
- RTÉ News
Life sentence for man over murder of sex worker in Limerick
A man has been handed a life sentence after he pleaded guilty to murdering a sex worker in Limerick city over two years ago. Habib Shah Shamel appeared at Belfast Crown Court from custody to be formally arraigned on two charges he faced. When the charge of murdering Geila Ibram was put to him by the court clerk, Shamel, 28, an Afghan national formerly of Cecil Street in Limerick, replied through an interpreter: "I am guilty.'' Ms Ibram, who was 27 and originally from Romania, was stabbed five times at her apartment in Limerick city on 4 April, 2023 - twice to the face, once to the chest, once to the abdomen and once to the forearm which appeared to have been a defensive injury. Senior prosecutor David McDowell KC told the court that Shamel had arranged by text to meet Ms Ibram for sex. "He arrived at the flat and paid her €100. She gave the money to a colleague,'' said Mr McDowell. "Several seconds later this colleague heard screams and it was apparent he had stabbed Ms Ibram. "The fatal injury was to the chest which went through her lungs and entered her heart. Death was as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds. "The fact that he stabbed her within seconds of meeting Ms Ibram invites the obvious inference that he came there to kill her.'' Shamel fled the scene and went to Dublin before heading by bus to Belfast. The PSNI stopped him in a car on the Malone Road in south Belfast on 6 April, 2023. During interviews with police, he said he had gone to the escort to "satisfy his sexual needs'' because of something he had viewed online. When Shamel was arrested, the PSNI seized a rucksack and found a notebook which contained a hand written letter to his mother in which he expressed a desire to "sacrifice his life to Allah''. The court heard the bag also contained a USB stick which contained alleged terrorist-related videos of executions, dismemberment, encouragement to support Jihad, instructions on how to construct and detonate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Mr McDowell said there were also videos of suicide bombers including a father encouraging his 10-12-year-old son to blow himself up and then him doing so. When the charge of possessing a "document or record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, namely files within a USB'', Shamel replied: "I am not guilty.'' The court heard a trial date had been set for 8 September this year and which is expected to last two weeks. Defence barrister Chris Sherrard said he would be seeking expert witnesses as rebuttal to two prosecution experts who have made reports on the contents of the USB stick. Following his guilty plea to murdering Ms Ibram, Mr Justice O'Hara told the defendant: "Mr Shamel, since you have pleaded guilty to the murder of Ms Ibram in April 2023 I must now impose on you a sentence of life imprisonment. "There will be a subsequent hearing at which I will set the number of years which you must serve before your release can be considered. "However number of years that will be, you will serve a very long period of time in prison before consideration of your release ever comes around.'' Mr Justice O'Hara postponed the life sentence tariff hearing until after the September trial. The senior judge added that he would review the case of possessing documents likely to be of use to terrorists in three weeks time.
Irish Daily Mirror
02-05-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Romanian sex worker in Limerick
A man was handed a life sentence on Friday after he pleaded guilty to murdering a sex worker in Ireland over two years ago. Habib Shah Shamel appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court from custody to be formally arraigned on two charges he faced. When the charge of murdering Geila Ibram was put to him by the court clerk, Shamel, 28, an Afghan national formerly of Cecil Street in Limerick, replied through an interpreter: "I am guilty." Ms Ibram, who was 27 and originally from Romania, was stabbed at her apartment in Limerick city on April 4, 2023 five times - twice to the face, once to the chest, once to the abdomen and once to the forearm, which appeared to have been a defensive injury. Senior prosecutor David McDowell KC told the court that Shamel had arranged by text to meet Ms Ibram for sex. "He arrived at the flat and paid her €100. She gave the money to a colleague,'' said Mr McDowell. "Several seconds later, this colleague heard screams and it was apparent he had stabbed Ms Ibram. "The fatal injury was to the chest which went through her lungs and entered her heart. Death was as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds. "The fact that he stabbed her within seconds of meeting Ms Ibram invites the obvious inference that he came there to kill her.'' Shamel fled the scene and went to Dublin before heading by bus to Belfast. The PSNI stopped him in a car on the Malone Road in south Belfast just before 3.30 pm on April 6, 2023. During interviews with police, he said he had gone to the escort to "satisfy his sexual needs'' because of something he had viewed online. When Shamel was arrested, the PSNI seized a rucksack and found a notebook which contained a handwritten letter to his mother in which he expressed a desire to "sacrifice his life to Allah''. The court heard the bag also contained a USB stick which contained alleged terrorist-related videos of executions, dismemberment, encouragement to support Jihad and instructions on how to construct and detonate an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Mr McDowell said there were also videos of suicide bombers, including a father encouraging his 10-12-year-old son to blow himself up and then him doing so. When the charge of possessing a "document or record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, namely files within a USB'', Shamel replied: "I am not guilty.'' The court heard a trial date had been set for September 8 this year and which is expected to last two weeks. Defence barrister Chris Sherrard said he would be seeking expert witnesses as rebuttal to two prosecution experts who have made reports on the contents of the USB stick. Following his guilty plea to murdering Ms Ibram, Mr Justice O'Hara told the defendant: "Mr Shamel, since you have pleaded guilty to the murder of Ms Ibram in April 2023, I must now impose on you a sentence of life imprisonment. "There will be a subsequent hearing at which I will set the number of years which you must serve before your release can be considered. "However number of years that will be, you will serve a very long period of time in prison before consideration of your release ever comes around.'' Mr Justice O'Hara postponed the life sentence tariff hearing until after the September trial. The senior judge added that he would review the case of possessing documents likely to be of use to terrorists in three weeks' time.
