Hockey coach ‘stabbed wife to death in bed after falling for another woman then claimed she took her own life’ A FORMER Hockey coach accused of stabbing his wife to death in bed after he began seeing another woman claimed she took her own life, a court heard.
Opening a trial at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday, lead prosecutor Mr Harpreet Sandhu KC told the jury that Samak killed his wife after becoming interested in another woman and experiencing financial difficulties.
The prosecutor said Samak, who was a hockey coach who had previously worked with the under-18 Welsh national team, had "kept an eye" on his status as an alleged beneficiary of Joanne's life insurance policy and pension.
But prosecutors said Samak was seeking to characterise his wife as "an out-of-control alcoholic in order to bolster his account that Joanne took her own life".
Mohamed Samak, 42, has denied killing Joanne Samak, 49, at their home in Droitwich Spa in the early hours of July 1, 2024.
