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| Sabina Nessa: Man jailed for murdering London teacher | Sabina Nessa: Man jailed for murdering London teacher |
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| Sabina Nessa was described as a "beautiful, kind soul" by her family | |
| A man who drove to London in order to attack a stranger has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 36 years for the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. | A man who drove to London in order to attack a stranger has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 36 years for the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. |
| Koci Selamaj, 36, killed Ms Nessa in a park in Kidbrooke, south-east London in September 2021. | Koci Selamaj, 36, killed Ms Nessa in a park in Kidbrooke, south-east London in September 2021. |
| CCTV footage captured him striking the 28-year-old over the head until she was unconscious, before carrying her away. | CCTV footage captured him striking the 28-year-old over the head until she was unconscious, before carrying her away. |
| He then strangled her, removed some of her clothes and tried to hide her body. | |
| Sabina Nessa: Evil killer struck as marriage ended | |
| Family calls absent Sabina Nessa murderer a coward | |
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| Selamaj, a garage worker from Eastbourne in East Sussex, travelled to London on 17 September intending to assault a random woman after he was spurned by his estranged wife, the Old Bailey heard. | |
| Ms Nessa, who taught a year one class at Rushey Green Primary School in Catford, was found nearly 24 hours later near a community centre in the park. | |
| Koci Selamaj, described by Met Police as "predatory", had a history of violence against his wife | |
| It is believed Ms Nessa had only gone through the park as she was running late and this was the quickest route to the venue. | |
| Grainy footage showed a hooded man passing her, looking back at her, and running toward her before hitting her over the head 34 times in quick succession. | |
| He used such force that parts of the weapon - a metal traffic triangle - shattered and fell to the ground, the Met Police said. | |
| Ten minutes after dragging Ms Nessa away, Selamaj reappeared on camera and began picking up pieces of the murder weapon from the floor. He also used tissues to clean the bench where part of the attack had taken place. | |
| Selamaj pictured after his arrest | |
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