Man guilty of murdering woman in front of her daughter at Notting Hill Carnival

A man has been found guilty of murdering a woman in front of her three-year-old daughter during Notting Hill Carnival’s family day.

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00:00So 20-year-old Shaquille Thibault has been found guilty of murdering Cher Maxine in front of her

00:08three-year-old daughter during Notting Hill Carnival's family day last year. His 25-year-old

00:16brother Sheldon Thibault, who was also involved in the incident, was found guilty of violent

00:23disorder and assaulting PC Oliver Mort, who tried to intervene. We actually have access to the

00:33dramatic footage released by the Metropolitan Police of the arrest of Shaquille. Take a look.

00:404.21 in the morning. You're under arrest for attempted murder times two. A possession of a bladed article.

00:48The Old Bailey had heard how a disturbance broke out at around 5.48pm between the defendants and at

01:04least two other males, close to where Miss Maxine was standing with her group. Jurors heard how the

01:11crowd parted as Sheldon Thibault got into a physical confrontation with the males, prompting PC

01:18Mort to step in to break it up. Miss Maxine was knocked to the ground after Mr. Isaac came into

01:25contact with her. Then she managed to partially get to her feet, as said by prosecutor Ed Brown.

01:32The court was told how she appeared to lift her right leg at Shaquille Thibault, who raised the knife

01:40directly towards her, and deliberately stabbed her in the groin.