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Club tributes to 'strong' coach murdered on beach | Club tributes to 'strong' coach murdered on beach |
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Amie Gray died after she was stabbed 10 times while sitting on Bournemouth beach | Amie Gray died after she was stabbed 10 times while sitting on Bournemouth beach |
Members of a sports club have described how the team was "ripped apart" when their coach was stabbed to death. | Members of a sports club have described how the team was "ripped apart" when their coach was stabbed to death. |
Amie Gray, 34, was killed by criminology student Nasen Saadi on a Bournemouth beach on 24 May. | Amie Gray, 34, was killed by criminology student Nasen Saadi on a Bournemouth beach on 24 May. |
The 20-year-old was convicted of her murder, and the attempted murder of her friend Leanne Miles, 38, at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday. | The 20-year-old was convicted of her murder, and the attempted murder of her friend Leanne Miles, 38, at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday. |
Paying tribute, members of Dorset Futsal Club described Ms Gray's death as "chilling". | Paying tribute, members of Dorset Futsal Club described Ms Gray's death as "chilling". |
CCTV footage of the murder suspect was played at Winchester Crown Court | CCTV footage of the murder suspect was played at Winchester Crown Court |
Ms Gray was an enthusiast of the sport - a form of indoor football. On the night of her murder, she had been at a training session before meeting Ms Miles on Durley Chine Beach. | Ms Gray was an enthusiast of the sport - a form of indoor football. On the night of her murder, she had been at a training session before meeting Ms Miles on Durley Chine Beach. |
The pair sat on the sand where they had lit a fire and were watching the full moon together, before Saadi launched his "senseless" and random attack. | The pair sat on the sand where they had lit a fire and were watching the full moon together, before Saadi launched his "senseless" and random attack. |
Ms Gray, a personal trainer from Poole, died at the scene and Ms Miles was taken to hospital for treatment for stab wounds to her chest and back. | Ms Gray, a personal trainer from Poole, died at the scene and Ms Miles was taken to hospital for treatment for stab wounds to her chest and back. |
Saadi, who had been staying at a Travelodge and then a guesthouse close to the beach, was arrested three days later. | Saadi, who had been staying at a Travelodge and then a guesthouse close to the beach, was arrested three days later. |
Ms Gray coached and played Futsal, a form of small-sided indoor football | Ms Gray coached and played Futsal, a form of small-sided indoor football |
Teammates at Dorset Futsal Club, who she had seen just hours earlier, described her as "so strong" and "comfortable being completely herself". | Teammates at Dorset Futsal Club, who she had seen just hours earlier, described her as "so strong" and "comfortable being completely herself". |
In a video released in her memory, club chairman Michael Wootten said she had been an "inspirational leader, teammate and friend" who would never be forgotten. | In a video released in her memory, club chairman Michael Wootten said she had been an "inspirational leader, teammate and friend" who would never be forgotten. |
"To have her go in the way that she went was just horrendous," he said. | "To have her go in the way that she went was just horrendous," he said. |
"It was like the heart of the club was ripped apart, it really was, because she was so central to everything." | "It was like the heart of the club was ripped apart, it really was, because she was so central to everything." |
Members of Dorset Futsal Club released a video paying tribute to Amie Gray | Members of Dorset Futsal Club released a video paying tribute to Amie Gray |
Ms Gray had been ambitious and keen to get the girls' futsal team into the national league. | Ms Gray had been ambitious and keen to get the girls' futsal team into the national league. |
Player Hollie Bentley said the team would not be the same without her. | Player Hollie Bentley said the team would not be the same without her. |
"It's feeling that she gave us all that will live on in the club... it's something that she did without even realising," she said. | "It's feeling that she gave us all that will live on in the club... it's something that she did without even realising," she said. |
"We will carry this on for her." | "We will carry this on for her." |
Nasen Saadi was found guilty of murder following a trail at Winchester Crown Court | Nasen Saadi was found guilty of murder following a trail at Winchester Crown Court |
Saadi, who had an interest in true crime and was studying criminology at the University of Greenwich, was arrested at his aunt's house in Purley on 28 May. | Saadi, who had an interest in true crime and was studying criminology at the University of Greenwich, was arrested at his aunt's house in Purley on 28 May. |
A number of knives were recovered from a bedroom at the property and internet searches for "deadliest knife" and "Bournemouth CCTV" were found on his laptop. | A number of knives were recovered from a bedroom at the property and internet searches for "deadliest knife" and "Bournemouth CCTV" were found on his laptop. |
Judge Mrs Justice Cutts said Saadi would face imprisonment for life, with a minimum term of "considerable length". | Judge Mrs Justice Cutts said Saadi would face imprisonment for life, with a minimum term of "considerable length". |
Ms Gray's wife, Sian Gray, said she would "never be forgotten". | Ms Gray's wife, Sian Gray, said she would "never be forgotten". |
In a statement released after the trial verdict, she said: "Amie's life has been brutally taken, but now she can rest in peace. | In a statement released after the trial verdict, she said: "Amie's life has been brutally taken, but now she can rest in peace. |
"She touched the lives of so many. The immense support and love shown by everyone, reflects just that. Her strength lives on in all of us." | |
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