Pictured: ‘Quiet’ man, 36, charged with murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa, 28, whose body was found buried under leaves after she disappeared just five minutes from her house
- A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Sabina Nessa
- Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday
- He will appear before Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday
Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was arrested in the seaside town in the early hours of Sunday, and a light-coloured Nissan Micra was seized in a residential street around half a mile away
A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa.
Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was arrested in the seaside town in the early hours of Sunday, and a light-coloured Nissan Micra was seized in a residential street around half a mile away.
He will appear before Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Ms Nessa was killed as she walked through Cator Park in Kidbrooke, south-east London, on her way to meet a friend on September 17.
Her body was found nearly 24 hours later covered with leaves near a community centre in the park.
The suspect is understood to have been working as a food delivery driver in Eastbourne and is thought to be originally from eastern Europe.
A worker in a newsagents near the flat where he was living said he would come in to the shop to top up his phone or energy key, but would not make conversation.
‘He was so quiet, he didn’t say anything, just came to top up and left,’ the member of shop staff said.
Ms Nessa taught a year one class at Rushey Green Primary School in Catford, also south-east London.
Sabina Nessa, 28, originally from Bedfordshire. Ms Nessa was killed as she walked through Cator Park in Kidbrooke, south-east London, on her way to meet a friend on September 17
Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was arrested in the seaside town in the early hours of Sunday (pictured: Police in Eastbourne on Sunday)
On Friday, hundreds of people – including her sister – gathered for a candlelit vigil organised in Pegler Square, Kidbrooke, in her memory.
Jebina Yasmin Islam, Ms Nessa’s sister, broke down as she addressed crowds.
She said: ‘Words cannot describe how we are feeling, this feels like we are stuck in a bad dream and can’t get out of it – our world is shattered, we are simply lost for words.
‘No family should go through what we are going through.’
Lisa Ramsarran, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge Koci Selamaj, 36, with one count of murder.
‘The charge relates to the murder of 28-year-old primary school teacher Sabina Nessa in Kidbrooke, south-east London, on Friday, September 17 2021.
A light-coloured Nissan Micra was seized in a residential street
‘The CPS London Homicide Unit authorised the charge following a review of a file of evidence received from the Metropolitan Police Service.
‘The defendant’s first court appearance will take place on September 28 2021.
‘The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has a right to a fair trial.
‘It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’
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