Mouhamadou Fall denies murdering his dad Sidy Fall and passer-by Norman Scott
The mum of a man accused of murdering two people – including his father – has told of the last moment she spoke to her son.
Mouhamadou Fall, then 23, allegedly stabbed Sidy Fall to death in Moss Side on November 17, 2024, prosecutors have said.
Moments later, as another man – Norman Scott – cycled past, Mr Fall ran after him before repeatedly striking him to the body with the a knife, jurors previously heard.
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Mr Fall then went into the Alfurqan Islamic Centre, on Great Southern Street, where he was later arrested, a court has heard. Mr Fall, now 24, of Milverton Road, denies two counts of murder and is on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court.
Umu Cisse, the mother of Mr Fall, still lives in the family’s native Senegal. Providing a statement to Greater Manchester Police, she said she married Sidy Fall in 1998 and a few years later, her son was born. A year after, they divorced, she said.
“Mouhamahou was a lovely child, he had no problems growing up or during his childhood. He was doing well at school, and Sidy wanted to take advantage of the UK’s education system,” she said.
“He was my only boy, and it would be better for him. I have not seen my son for nine years.”
Ms Cisse said that she would speak with Mr Fall over videocall or WhatsApp every other day. “As far as I knew, their relationship (Sidy Fall and Mouhamadou Fall) was good. They loved each other. Mouhamadou loved his parents, he was a calm, loyal and good son,” the statement continued.
“Two weeks prior, there was a problem with my son. He had lost all good reason. My son had lost his mind. He was not in possession of normal mental faculties. It was really painful for me.”
Ms Cisse said her son became ‘incoherent’ and ‘agitated’ and said to her that people were ‘evil’.
She said: “I thought ‘what has happened, this is not my son’. I said, I really hope – God willing – you will come to Senegal. If not, I can come to see you. He had much hope – such a courageous boy.
“On November 12, I was left a voicemail by Sidy and he said ‘we need to talk, there is something wrong about our son’. He said things are not well and he was going to bring him back to be better cared for. November 13 was the last time I spoke to Mouhamadou.
“He appeared agitated, just talking rubbish and he was shouting. I was trying to calm him down. He lost his mind. My son seemed to have gone mad and completely lost all reason.”
Jurors also heard evidence from Dr Ross Mirvis, a consultant psychiatrist based at Ashworth Hospital. He said over his many conversations with Mr Fall, who has resided at the hospital since his arrest on November 17, 2024, the defendant said he believed his dad was the Shaitan, the devil, and Mr Scott was the ‘devil’s son’.
“There is this delusional belief he is the Mahdi [a prominent religious figure in Islam] and he was going to bring some redemption to the world,” he said.
The court heard Mr Fall said during one interview: “My dad wasn’t my dad, that’s His nature. War is not going to end until he died. It was not my dad, it was the devil himself.
“God has given me a purpose. I’m not scared of the devil because the devil is dead. His son is dead. The only people left now are the jinns (ghosts). That’s why I have done what I have done. I had to kill the devil himself.”
He said he believed that jurors could reach an insanity defence verdict due to Mr Fall’s diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Mr Fall, of Milverton Road, Manchester, denies two charges of murder.
Proceeding.
