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Former international hockey player who murdered wife asks police ‘why are you doing this to me’ during arrest

Police have released the arrest footage of Mohamad Samak, an Egyptian former international hockey player, who brutally stabbed his wife to death last year.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

Hockey coach who stabbed wife to death jailed for at least 21 years

Mohamed Samak, 43, was found guilty of murdering his wife Joanne in Droitwich Spa after a retrial.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025

Hockey coach found guilty of wife’s murder after claiming she stabbed herself

Mrs Samak’s family described her as an ‘amazing mummy’

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025

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Hockey coach who claimed wife stabbed herself found guilty of her murder

Mohamed Samak, 43, denied murdering Joanne Samak, 49, claiming he woke up at around 3am on July 1 last year to see her stabbing herself at their home.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025

Husband Accused of Murder Allegedly Framed Wife as Alcoholic to Cover Up Crime

A dramatic trial at Worcester Crown Court has taken a shocking turn in the case of former hockey coach Mohamed Samak, 42.

The Fashion Central · Feb 18, 2025

Murder accused ‘said wife was alcoholic to support lies she took her own life’

Mohamed Samak, 42, said his wife was an alcoholic as part of a ‘character assassination’, prosecution barrister Harpreet Sandhu claimed on Monday.

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

Murder accused lied to 999 call handler ‘over worries he would be blamed’

Mohamed Samak told a jury he saw his wife Joanne stabbing herself, but ‘lied’ to a 999 call handler and said he found her slumped on her bed.

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

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Man accused of wife’s murder kissed another woman because he ‘missed romance’

Mohamed Samak, 42, denies murdering his wife Joanne, claiming her six stab wounds were self-inflicted.

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Man accused of wife’s murder told court he ‘couldn’t keep lying anymore’

Mohamed Samak denies murdering his wife Joanne Samak, claiming she killed herself with a knife at their Worcestershire home.

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Man accused of killing wife ‘cried when police said she did not love him’

Mohamed Samak denies fatally stabbing his wife Joanne at their Worcestershire home in July 2024, claiming she inflicted the wounds on herself.

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Hockey coach and wife were living ‘separate lives’ before she was 'stabbed to death’

Mohamed Samak would complain that he and his wife Joanne did not have a sexual relationship

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Husband and wife ‘almost living separate lives’ before he ‘stabbed her to death’

Hockey coach Mohamed Samak, 42, denies murdering his wife Joanne, 49, who was found dead at their home on July 1 last year.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Man who denies stabbing wife to death claims she ‘took her own life’

Egyptian national Mohamed Samak has denied killing Joanne Samak at their home in Droitwich Spa in the early hours of July 1, 2024.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Family of Worcestershire woman pay tribute as man charged with murder

Mohammed Samak to face trial over death of Joanne Samak, who was found with serious injuries at house in Droitwich

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

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