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Leicester man found guilty of murdering ex-police officer in Court of Appeal bid

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A Leicester man found guilty of murdering an Iraq War veteran with another attacker has won the first step in a bid to have his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Ameen Hassan Jogee (23) allegedly egged on Mohammed Adnam Hirsi (26), as he stabbed former serviceman and Leicestershire police officer, Paul Fyfe, to death in 2011. Jogee, of Halstead Street, was jailed for at least 20 years, and Hirsi, of Spinney Hills, for a minimum of 22 years, at Nottingham Crown Court in March, last year, after the pair were convicted of murder. But three senior judges at London's Court of Appeal today granted Jogee permission to appeal against his conviction, ruling that it was "arguable" it should be overturned. It was alleged during the trial that Hirsi and Jogee burst into the house of Mr Fyfe's girlfriend, Naomi Reid, in Balderstone Close, Rowlatts Hill, Leicester, at 2am on June 10, 2011, after the pair had previously spent the night there. Mr Fyfe, 47, who went on to work as a legal representative after serving in the army and the police service, came downstairs when he heard voices. The prosecution claimed that, when Hirsi and Jogee were asked to leave, Hirsi picked up a knife and stabbed Mr Fyfe in the chest before the pair fled. It was alleged Jogee had encouraged Hirsi during the attack. A post-mortem examination showed that Mr Ffye, who served in the Gulf War, died of a single stab wound to the chest. On appeal, Jogee's lawyers today argued that Mrs Justice Dobson was wrong to dismiss an application during the trial to dismiss the case against him due to insufficient evidence that he was involved in a "joint enterprise" with Hirsi to kill Mr Fyfe. Lord Justice Davis, sitting with Mr Justice Andrew Smith and Mr Justice Jeremy Baker, said: "This court has come to the conclusion that, having considered the submissions before us, it is appropriate to grant permission to appeal with regard to conviction in this case. "We stress that, as we have indicated, we say that this merits consideration before the full court and is arguable. We say no less than it is arguable and we say no more than it is arguable." Jogee's appeal will be heard by the a three-judge court at a date yet to be fixed. If he is unsuccessful in challenging his conviction, the court will also hear a challenge against his minimum sentence.

Leicester man found guilty of murdering ex-police officer in  Court of Appeal bid


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