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| Sabina Nessa: We were treated differently due to ethnicity, family says | Sabina Nessa: We were treated differently due to ethnicity, family says |
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| Sabina Nessa was attacked in a park in south-east London in September 2021 | Sabina Nessa was attacked in a park in south-east London in September 2021 |
| The sister of murdered primary school teacher Sabina Nessa has said if their family was a "normal British white family" they would have received better treatment. | The sister of murdered primary school teacher Sabina Nessa has said if their family was a "normal British white family" they would have received better treatment. |
| Koci Selamaj was jailed for life for killing Ms Nessa, 28, in a park in south-east London in September 2021. | Koci Selamaj was jailed for life for killing Ms Nessa, 28, in a park in south-east London in September 2021. |
| Her sister, Jebina Yasmin Islam, said they had got no government support. | Her sister, Jebina Yasmin Islam, said they had got no government support. |
| On Friday she criticised Priti Patel after the home secretary tweeted about Ms Nessa's death. | On Friday she criticised Priti Patel after the home secretary tweeted about Ms Nessa's death. |
| Ms Islam told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "They've not said nothing. Priti Patel has done a tweet on Friday and I was not happy about it because all of a sudden she's using my sister's name for publicity reasons. | Ms Islam told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "They've not said nothing. Priti Patel has done a tweet on Friday and I was not happy about it because all of a sudden she's using my sister's name for publicity reasons. |
| "And to be honest she has no right." | "And to be honest she has no right." |
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| Sabina Nessa was described as a "beautiful kind soul" by her family. | Sabina Nessa was described as a "beautiful kind soul" by her family. |
| Sabina Nessa was described as a "beautiful kind soul" by her family. | |
| Ms Islam also said newspapers had treated her sister's murder "differently" from the murder of Sarah Everard. | Ms Islam also said newspapers had treated her sister's murder "differently" from the murder of Sarah Everard. |
| "My sister didn't get as much headlines, I feel, at the start," she said. "Maybe was it down to her ethnicity? | "My sister didn't get as much headlines, I feel, at the start," she said. "Maybe was it down to her ethnicity? |
| "She didn't get the front pages on some of the papers, and in Sarah Everard's case she did." | "She didn't get the front pages on some of the papers, and in Sarah Everard's case she did." |
| Commenting on the treatment of her family, she said: "I think it's just down to our ethnicity, to be honest. | Commenting on the treatment of her family, she said: "I think it's just down to our ethnicity, to be honest. |
| "And I feel like if we were a normal British white family we would have been treated equally, I guess." | "And I feel like if we were a normal British white family we would have been treated equally, I guess." |
| Jebina Islam is angry that Koci Selamaj refuses to say why he attacked her sister | Jebina Islam is angry that Koci Selamaj refuses to say why he attacked her sister |
| After 36-year-old Selamaj was sentenced on Friday, Ms Patel tweeted: "Sabina Nessa lost her life due to the harrowing and callous actions of a man who's rightly now behind bars. | After 36-year-old Selamaj was sentenced on Friday, Ms Patel tweeted: "Sabina Nessa lost her life due to the harrowing and callous actions of a man who's rightly now behind bars. |
| "While I can't possibly know how Sabina's family and friends are feeling, I hope today's sentence brings them a small comfort, knowing this evil monster has faced justice. | "While I can't possibly know how Sabina's family and friends are feeling, I hope today's sentence brings them a small comfort, knowing this evil monster has faced justice. |
| "As home secretary, tackling violence against women and girls is central to my Beating Crime Plan and I am doing everything in my power to target perpetrators, protect the public and make our streets safer for everyone." | "As home secretary, tackling violence against women and girls is central to my Beating Crime Plan and I am doing everything in my power to target perpetrators, protect the public and make our streets safer for everyone." |
| Man jailed for murdering teacher Sabina Nessa | Man jailed for murdering teacher Sabina Nessa |
| iPlayer: The Murder of Sabina Nessa | iPlayer: The Murder of Sabina Nessa |
| Sabina Nessa: Evil killer struck as marriage ended | Sabina Nessa: Evil killer struck as marriage ended |
| Does following the 'rules' keep women safe? | Does following the 'rules' keep women safe? |
| At the time, Ms Islam responded by saying: "You don't know what we as a family are going through and to be honest you haven't even bothered to ask since the death of my sister. | At the time, Ms Islam responded by saying: "You don't know what we as a family are going through and to be honest you haven't even bothered to ask since the death of my sister. |
| "Lack of support from yourself and Boris Johnson just shows how 'important' it is to tackle male violence to you guys". | "Lack of support from yourself and Boris Johnson just shows how 'important' it is to tackle male violence to you guys". |
| The Home Office said it would not comment. | The Home Office said it would not comment. |
| Selamaj repeatedly hit Ms Nessa over the head with a metal traffic triangle and then strangled her. | Selamaj repeatedly hit Ms Nessa over the head with a metal traffic triangle and then strangled her. |
| He was jailed at the Old Bailey for a minimum term of 36 years. | He was jailed at the Old Bailey for a minimum term of 36 years. |
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