SABINA KILLER
KOCI Selamaj has been jailed for life for the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa
The killer was slammed as he was sentenced to a minimum term of 36 years behind bars for the horrific crime.
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Who is Koci Selamaj?
Koci Selamaj is a garage worker who murdered primary school teacher Sabina Nessa.
Selamaj, 36, admitted to killing the teacher and pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on February 25, 2022.
On April 8, he was jailed at the Old Bailey for life with a minimum term of 36 years.
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Selamaj travelled to London from his home in Eastbourne on the south coast to carry out a pre-meditated and predatory attack.
He had been working as a delivery driver for Domino's Pizza from May, but the firm confirmed he left the chain in July.
Primary school teacher Sabina was killed as she walked through Cator Park in East London to meet a pal on Friday, September 17.
Sabina's body was found by a dog walker the following evening day covered in leaves near the OpenSpace community centre.
She was found just 200 yards from her family home.
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Where is Koci Selamaj from?
Selamaj is originally from Albania.
He had lived in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
He was previously married but is now estranged from his wife.
When was Koci Selamaj charged with Sabina Nessa's murder?
Detectives held the former Domino's delivery driver at 3am on Sunday, September 26 2021, at a flat behind a row of shops and takeaways in Eastbourne.
Selamaj lay in wait for a victim after driving from his home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, to London to attack a woman using "extreme violence".
Chilling CCTV footage captured the monster 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.
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Just two hours before the attack, he tried to contact a former partner to pressure her into sexual activity.
On February 25 2022, Selamaj pleaded guilty to the teacher's murder.
Sabina Nessa’s sister reads heartbreaking tributes at murdered teacher's vigil in Kidbrooke, south-east London
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