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| Sabina Nessa: Man appears in court charged with murder | |
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| Sabina Nessa's body was found near her home in Kidbrooke | Sabina Nessa's body was found near her home in Kidbrooke |
| A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of Sabina Nessa, who was killed as she walked to meet a friend in south-east London. | |
| Koci Selamaj, 36, appeared at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. | |
| He was arrested at a property on Terminus Road, Eastbourne, on Sunday. | |
| The body of Ms Nessa, 28, was found in Cator Park in Kidbrooke, a few minutes' walk from her home, by a member of the public on 18 September. | |
| Wearing a grey jumper and grey tracksuit bottoms, Mr Selamaj appeared in the dock with an Albanian interpreter. | |
| However the court was told he would be able to follow the proceedings without one. | |
| Mr Selamaj's solicitor Aidan Harvey said his client intended to plead not guilty. | |
| People have continued to lay tributes in Pegler Square, near where the teacher was killed | |
| Ms Nessa had been making her way to meet a friend at The Depot bar in Kidbrooke Village but never arrived. | |
| A vigil for Ms Nessa was held in nearby Pegler Square, on Friday, and a book of condolence has been opened in the One Space community centre, close to where her body was found. | |
| District Judge Denis Brennan remanded Mr Selamaj in custody to appear at the Old Bailey for a bail hearing on 30 September. | |
| A trial and plea preparation hearing will take place on 26 October. |