Murder of Sabina Nessa

Murder of Sabina Nessa
Sabina Nessa (pictured in c. 2014)
Date17 September 2021
LocationKidbrooke, Greenwich, London
ConvictedKoci Selamaj
ChargesMurder
VerdictPleaded guilty
SentenceLife imprisonment (36-year minimum term)

On the evening of 17 September 2021, Sabina Nessa, a 28-year-old woman was murdered in south east London. Her body was found the following day in Cator Park, Greenwich, having been beaten and strangled.

Koci Selamaj, an Albanian-born man resident in Eastbourne, East Sussex, pleaded guilty to her murder in February 2022 and was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2022.