'BROKEN US'
Sabina Nessa’s sister ‘haunted for the rest of her life’ as ‘sadistic’ Koci Selamaj jailed for beating teacher to death
SABINA Nessa's tormented sister said today she will be haunted for the "rest of my life" as the teacher's killer was caged.
Depraved Domino's driver Koci Selamaj battered Sabina, 28, to death with a road sign in a "sadistic sexually motivated" murder.
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The primary school teacher was ambushed in the "premeditated and predatory" stranger attack as she walked to a pub in Kidbrooke, South East London, to meet an old pal.
Her sister Jebina Yasmin Islam today slammed Selamaj, 36, as he was caged for life with a minimum of 36 years after pleading guilty to murder.
She told : "How could he do that? How could he hurt my sister?
"I think that will stay with me for the rest of my life."
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Jebina told how the phonecall informing the family her sister had died was the "worst case of a bad dream".
She said her parents cannot accept their daughter was murdered aged just 28.
The sister added: "My whole world just crumbled down.
"It's been horrendous. It's broken us deeply."
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Jebina, who was pictured hugging campaigners outside the Old Bailey today, also revealed she is now "scared" and "paranoid" to walk the streets and fears for her daughter's future.
She said: "I feel like there's such an increase of male violence that if we don't make a change now it will spiral out of control when they get to their teenage years or when they are heading to adulthood."
Jebina also paid tribute to "funny, lovable, caring" Sabina, who had just finished her first year teaching at Rushey Green Primary School in Catford.
Coward Selamaj refused to face Sabina's family for a second day and was instead sentenced in his absence.
Sentencing, Mr Justice Sweeney said Sabina did not deserve to have her life taken in "such a heinous and cowardly way".
He added: "Sabina Nessa was a wholly blameless victim of an absolutely appalling murder which was entirely the fault of the defendant, which has added to the sense of insecurity people, particularly woman living in our cities, when walking or travelling alone especially at night.
"She had every right, as her family say, to be walking through the park all glammed up and going to enjoy herself after a long week of work. She died in a way that no one should."
'DISGUSTING ANIMAL'
Selamaj hid from Sabina's brave family in court yesterday as they branded him a "disgusting animal".
Sabina Nessa's parents, Abdur Rouf and Aziban Nessa, told their daughter's killer he had "no right" to "touch" her.
They added: "As a parent, you would never have thought your child would die before you.
"You had no right to take her away from us in such a way. Our world shattered into tiny pieces and these pieces cannot be put back together.
"How could you do such a thing to an innocent girl walking by, minding her own business.
"You are not a human being, you are an animal. Did you really think you wouldn't get caught?
"You have no right to take our daughter's life away and no right to touch her."
Her tearful sister Jabina said Sabina had "every right" to walk down the path without being attacked.
She added: "She had the right to feel safe. You are an awful human being... what kind of human being does this?"
"You are an awful human being and do not deserve your name to be said. You are a disgusting animal.
"I would do anything to hold her one more time. Knowing our sister won't walk through our mum's front door again breaks us."
The monster lay in wait for a victim after driving from his home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, to London to attack a woman using "extreme violence".
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Chilling CCTV footage captured him checking no one was watching before he started to run after terrified Sabina on September 17.
The monster pounced on her and battered her 34 times with a 2ft metal weapon - believed to be a red road sign - so savagely it broke into pieces.
He was then filmed carrying her away unconscious into the darkness.
The Albanian national is believed to have strangled her in undergrowth in what is suspected to have been a sexually motivated attack.
Just two hours before the attack, he tried to contact a former partner to pressure her into sexual activity.
Sabina's body was found by a dog walker covered in leaves near the OpenSpace community centre the following day just 200 yards from her home.
Her clothes has been pulled up and her tights and underwear removed.
In a cruel twist of fate, Sabina had taken an "out of character” shortcut through the park as she was running late.
MURDER PLOT
Selamaj was arrested in Eastbourne at a ground-floor flat behind a row of shops and takeaways days after the brutal killing.
It came after police appealed for information about a suspect caught on CCTV at a nearby apartment block holding a red item.
He had hatched his murderous plan three days before killing Sabina and booked himself into a room at the five-star Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.
Selamaj was seen on camera walking through the lobby wearing the same clothes as the suspect later caught on CCTV in Kidbrooke.
ANPR cameras tracked his Nissan Micra and mobile phone evidence helped identify his movements to London.
Selamaj, who was married at the time of the murder, also used his bank card at Sainsbury's in Kidbrooke to buy a rolling pin as a potential weapon.
He also bought chilli flakes, an energy drink and a bag for life as he browsed the aisles.
CHILLING CCTV
Haunting CCTV showed him lurking in the bushes at Cator Park for 30 minutes before unwitting Sabina arrived.
Alison Morgan QC, prosecuting, said: "The defendant is seen in effect loitering in locations around the park before spotting the deceased, checking to see if anyone else was nearby before turning and running after her.
"He is then seen to move towards the deceased and striking her repeatedly using a weapon which was approximately 2ft in length.
"In fact it was a weapon which appeared to break up during the course of the many strikes on the deceased.
"The CCTV footage shows the defendant then carrying the deceased, who appeared to be unconscious by that point, up a bank and effectively out of sight."
Around ten minutes later, Selamaj re-appears alone and picks up pieces of the shattered weapon lying on the ground before wiping a nearby bench down with wet wipes.
He arrived back at the £170-a-night Grand Hotel just after midnight and checked out the following morning.
Police later discovered he had made an eight-minute detour near Tunbridge Wells in Kent where he chucked the murder weapon into the River Teise.
During his questioning, the monster "barely uttered a word" and was "calm and collected" throughout.
But when the door closed on his cell, police said he put his head in his hands and paced as the "enormity of what he had done began to sink in".
After he was charged, Selamaj asked police: “What will happen if I open up now and say everything?”.
He later accepted being the person caught on CCTV and that he had hit Sabina a number of times.
TRAGIC END
Tributes poured in for the "amazing" primary school teacher after her shocking death.
Hundreds of mourners also gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember Sabina.
The Duchess of Cambridge - who left flowers at the vigil for Sarah Everard - said her thoughts were with Sabina's family and friends.
She tweeted that she was “saddened by the loss of another innocent young woman on our streets”.
Sabina's death also sparked outrage after she joined a growing list of women killed in public spaces in London in recent months.
Campaigners are demanding action to tackle violence against women in the wake of the tragedies.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, who led the investigation, said: “Selamaj is a dangerous and violent offender who has never shown any remorse for his heinous actions.
“He carried out a premeditated and brutal murder and for that he will spend the vast majority of his life in prison.
“We have heard today from Sabina’s family and the devastating impact this has had on all of their lives. They have continued to astound us with their dignity and bravery and our thoughts remain with them.
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“Those who knew Sabina were not the only ones affected by her murder. Her death struck at the heart of the fears of many women who should have the right to walk in our open spaces safely, no matter the time of day or the location.
"Right across the Met there is a relentless effort to tackle violence against women and girls and to bring those who perpetrate these crimes to justice.”
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