Mother charged with murder over deaths of her three children

"Yasmeen Ali is accused of murdering seven-year-old Fares Bash, three-year-old Joury Bash and nine-month-old Mohammed Bash. All three died in February 2024 after an incident in Blaise Walk in the Bristol suburb of Sea Mills. Avon and Somerset Police said Ali, 43, remains in the care of mental health services. She will appear in court at a later date, the force said. Forensic post-mortem examinations were carried out on the three siblings' bodies, and revealed that they all died of knife injuries."

"Chief Inspector Keith Smith said: This has been an extremely complex and highly sensitive investigation, resulting in charges being authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service. We know this incident has had a devastating impact on the children's loved ones, those close to the family, as well as the wider Sea Mills community a community which has shown remarkable resilience and kindness over the past 19 months."

"Fares Alfil Bash was the eldest of the children to have been found dead at the house in Sea Mills (Facebook) Andrew Pritchard, of the Crown Prosecution Service, added: I have decided that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings. We remind all concerned that proceedings against the suspect are active and she has a right to a fair trial. I"

Yasmeen Ali, 43, has been charged with murdering her three children: seven-year-old Fares Bash, three-year-old Joury Bash and nine-month-old Mohammed Bash. The siblings died in February 2024 following an incident at a house on Blaise Walk in Sea Mills, Bristol. Forensic post-mortem examinations found all three died of knife injuries; an earlier inquest noted injuries to their chests and necks and possible signs of asphyxia for Fares. Ali remains in the care of mental health services and will appear in court at a later date. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges and said there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial. Police urged the public to refrain from speculation and respect the grieving community.

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