London couple killed boy ‘to give kids a good Christmas’

‘Insect-infested’ remains of 17-year-old Abdi Ali found in attic eight months after he disappeared

Abdi Ali
Abdi Ali was stabbed and bludgeoned to death

A couple who murdered a teenager and hid the body in their attic for eight months targeted him in order to give their three children a “good Christmas”, a court has heard.

Stacey Docharty, 28, and 37-year old Gary Hopkins are accusing of stabbing and bludgeoning 17-year-old Abdi Ali with a kitchen knife and claw hammer at their flat in Enfield, north London, on 21 December 2017.

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