Police said Nessa had left her home in Greenwich, London shortly after 8:30 p.m. on September 17th. Detectives believe she was walking through Cator Park to a bar in Pegler Square, where she had planned to meet a friend because she was late. “On September 17, 2021, Koci Selamaj, 36, traveled from Eastbourne to Cator Park in Kidbrooke. [south-east London] “where he was waiting for an unsuspecting victim to come on his way”, said the Metropolitan Police. “Around 20:30, he saw Sabina entering the park and carried out a savage sexual assault before fleeing the scene,” police said on Friday. Nessa, a teacher from Bedfordshire who lived in an address overlooking the park, is believed to have been killed on her trip to the park, Met said. Her body was found the next afternoon by a man who was walking his dog. “The judge said Selamai had committed an ‘absolutely horrific murder’,” police said in a statement. Chief Inspector Detective Neil John, who led the investigation, said: “We heard today from Sabina’s family and the devastating impact this has had on the lives of all of them. They continue to amaze us with their dignity and courage and our thoughts. stay with them. “Those who knew Sabina were not the only ones affected by her murder. Her death struck a chord in the hearts of many women who should have the right to walk in our open spaces safely, regardless of the time of day or the location, “said John. Nessa’s death came six months after the United Kingdom was upset after the attack and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard. Everard disappeared after leaving a friend’s house in Clapham, south London, on March 3. Her body was found a week later, more than 50 miles from where she was last seen. Her killer, an acting police officer, pleaded guilty to her abduction, rape and murder. Everard’s story sparked a social media explosion of women sharing their own experiences of sexual assault and harassment, bringing the UK’s condemnation history of violence against women and girls to the forefront. One in five women in the UK will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime, according to the London-based Met Police, which said reported cases of domestic abuse in the UK capital had risen by 26 per cent in five years. . More than 19,000 complaints of sexual offenses were recorded by the Met in 2020-2021 alone, the force added to an updated action plan to tackle violence against women and girls across London in April. Kara Fox contributed to the report.
