Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Sabina Nessa murder: Third man arrested in 'significant development'

Sabina Nessa murder: Third man arrested in 'significant development'

BRITISH police said on Sunday (26) they had arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of a female teacher found dead in a London park last week.

Sabina Nessa, 28, left her home in south London on the evening of Sept. 17 to make the short walk through a local park to a bar where she was due to meet a friend. She never arrived and her body was found in the park the next afternoon.


The 38-year-old man was arrested at 3 am on Sunday at an address in East Sussex in what police described as a “significant development”. He is the third man arrested over the killing.

DCI Neil John, from the Metropolitan police’s specialist crime command, said: “Sabina’s family have been informed of this significant development and they continue to be supported by specialist officers.”

The man has been taken into police custody where he will be questioned.

Sabina Nessa Sabina Nessa (Photo: Met Police)

Nessa's killing has highlighted again public anger over violence against women, coming six months after huge public outcry when a woman was abducted, raped and murdered in south London in March by a police officer.

Two men previously arrested by homicide detectives – a 38-year-old man and a man in his 40s – have been released under investigation.

According to reports, the latest arrest came 48 hours after police appealed for help to trace a man captured on CCTV images taken near where Nessa was found dead.

A 12-second video released by the Met shows the balding man wearing a black hooded coat and grey jeans looking over his shoulder and pulling at his hood as he walks down a footpath.

GettyImages 1342318587 Well-wishers gather in Pegler Square for a candlelight vigil for teacher Sabina Nessa on September 24, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Tributes paid

Hundreds of people attended the vigil in memory of Nessa on Friday (24) night in Kidbrooke, where she lived.

Nessa’s sister, Jebina Yasmin Islam, paid an emotional tribute at the event. She said it felt like she was “stuck in a bad dream”.

“We have lost an amazing, caring, beautiful sister, who left this world far too early. Sabina loved her family. It feels like we’re stuck in a bad dream and cannot get out of it," Yasmin Islam said.

“Our world is shattered. No family should go through what our family is going through."

More For You

Bhim Kohli Murder Trial: Teenager's Admission of Guilt Revealed to Jury
The attack took place on 1 September last year in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, Leicestershire. (Photo credit: Facebook)

Bhim Kohli murder: Teenager on trial said ‘I did it’, jury told

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy accused of killing an 80-year-old man in a Leicester park told police, “I had my reasons, but I did it,” a court heard.

The boy is charged with murdering Bhim Kohli at Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, in September last year. A 13-year-old girl, also on trial, is accused of manslaughter. Both were 14 and 12 at the time and cannot be named due to their ages.

Keep ReadingShow less
Mark-Carney-Reuters

Carney said he would stand up for Canada’s way of life and push back against American actions affecting trade. (Photo: Reuters)

Mark Carney vows to fight US trade war as Canada's next prime minister

MARK CARNEY, Canada's incoming prime minister, has pledged to take on the United States in an escalating trade dispute, vowing to defend the country’s interests against US president Donald Trump’s policies.

Speaking to supporters in Ottawa after being elected leader of the Liberal Party, Carney said he would stand up for Canada’s way of life and push back against American actions affecting trade.

Keep ReadingShow less
uk fog

Temperatures are set to drop across the country. (Representational image: Getty)

Met Office issues yellow warning for fog in north England

THE MET OFFICE has issued a yellow weather warning for fog across parts of the North East and Yorkshire, including Durham, Newcastle, and York.

The warning is in effect for over 10 hours, from 10:40 pm on Sunday until 9:00 pm on Monday.

Keep ReadingShow less
International Yoga Festival 2025 kicks off with Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan

The Honourable Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami graced the inaugural event

Parmarth Niketan

International Yoga Festival 2025 kicks off with Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Niketan

The International Yoga Festival 2025 commenced on Sunday (9) at Parmarth Niketan with a sacred Ganga Aarti ceremony on the banks of the holy Ganges. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the event, which also featured soulful kirtan performances and inspiring talks by spiritual leaders.

Inaugration Ceremony of International Yoga Day 2025Parmarth Niketan

Keep ReadingShow less
India under pressure as Trump claims victory in tariff dispute
Modi shakes hands with Trump before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (Photo: Getty Images)

India under pressure as Trump claims victory in tariff dispute

INDIA's government faces mounting questions after US president Donald Trump claimed the country has agreed to "cut tariffs way down" ahead of his 2 April deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs on trading partners.

The controversy erupted after Trump's remarks from the Oval Office, where he accused India of charging "massive tariffs" that make it "almost restrictive" to sell American goods in the country.

Keep ReadingShow less