Joshua Cohen: Broadmoor hospital patient and bagel shop heir who killed mum Leah and sister Hannah

JOSHUA Cohen was the heir to the beloved Brick Lane bagel store named Beigel Bake, earlier helium was jailed for murdering his mum and sister.

He was fixed an indefinite infirmary bid after the killing, but the store which made his household millionaires remains unfastened to service thousands of radical each day.

Cohen household business

The Cohen household ain the satellite celebrated Beigel Bake successful Brick Lane, which serves thousands of customers who person traveled miles to sensation 1 of their celebrated baked goods. 

The store is unfastened for 24-hours-a-day and archetypal opened its doors to its customers successful 1974.

Daniel Cohen, 1 of the existent directors of the shop, opened up to Strand Magazine astir however overmuch the store meant to him. 

He said: “My location distant from home.

“It is simply a spot wherever I spell and spot household members and members from the nationalist that I’ve known since I was young.”

The store was adjacent a hit with Prince William and Kate Middleton, who dropped successful to effort their manus astatine baking immoderate of the shop’s delicious treats. 

Daniel’s father, Asher Cohen, passed distant successful 2016 and named Daniel and his member Nathan arsenic directors of the business.

A shocking murder

Joshua was said to beryllium surviving successful a converted store attached to the family’s location successful Golders Green, North London. 

He had antecedently worked successful Beigel Bake, but near aft having “issues” with customers.

According to The Guardian, helium was adjacent not allowed wrong the household location without 1 of his brothers being present.

However, helium gained entree to the location connected August 11, 2027, erstwhile his parent Leah Cohen fto him in. 

Then, Joshua stabbed his 64-year-old mother earlier besides sidesplitting his 33-year-old sister Hannah.

Joshua’s schizophrenia diagnosis

Days aft the brutal killing, Joshua was arrested and sent to Broadmoor infirmary successful 2018, wherever helium was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. 

Then, helium was brought earlier the tribunal successful the Old Bailey to look justice. 

Joshua entered blameworthy pleas to the manslaughter of his mum and sister by diminished responsibility, but denied murdering them.

Judge Richard Marks KC told the family: "I

person work of your concerns expressed by you for the aboriginal but I'm wholly assured it volition beryllium a agelong clip earlier helium volition beryllium released successful the community."

He added that Joshua is intelligibly a “very, precise sick man”, earlier handing Joshua an indefinite infirmary order. 

Hannah’s sister-in-law and concern spouse Deborah opened up to MailOnline astir however overmuch the household misses Hannah and Leah.

Describing Hannah, she said: "She was perfectly selfless and did everything for everyone else.

"She was the top cook. 

We went implicit determination each Sunday to devour unneurotic arsenic a household and she made the astir astonishing food."

Deborah besides posted connected Facebook that her and Hannah’s cake-making business, Coco Cakes, would beryllium closing its doors. 

Beigel Bite remains open, contempt Joshua’s crime, and remains a highly recommended spot by chefs for a inexpensive and delicious meal.

When asked astir what makes the store truthful special, Daniel told the Strand: It’s not similar these chains that bargain a plot, kit it retired and determination you spell – marque caller shop. 

“And successful presumption of the atmosphere, I don’t deliberation it’s conscionable the décor; we’re each friendly, we each cognize each other, we each grew up together. 

“So I deliberation it’s wholly antithetic to immoderate generic concatenation that conscionable gets churned retired each fewer weeks.”