Sabina Nessa’s sister breaks down in tears at candlelit vigil
The sister of murdered schoolteacher Sabina Nessa paid an emotional tribute at a vigil this evening.
Jebina Yasmin Islam broke down as she addressed crowd at Pegler Square, Kidbrooke, southeast London.
She said: ‘We have lost an amazing, caring, beautiful sister, who left this world far too early.
‘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.’
Hundreds of people attended the scene this evening, right by the pub where Sabina was on her way to when she was attacked last Friday.
The journey to The Depot bar from her home in Greenwich would have taken her just five minutes, but she never made it.
Her body wasn’t discovered until 5.30pm the following afternoon when a dog walker found her buried under a pile of leaves in nearby Cator Park.
Investigators are said to have obtained CCTV footage showing her being stuck on the head with an object minutes after stepping out of her front door.
A police source told the Telegraph a man was seen carrying her over his shoulder towards the park.
Yesterday afternoon a 38-year-old man was arrested in Lewisham, southeast London, but police are still searching for a second person.
The Met Police has released CCTV of the other man they are looking for and have appealed for anyone with information to get in touch.
Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe said: ‘Anybody out there who may know who he is, or if you’ve seen that footage, and you have any information, no matter how small, please do get in touch.
‘This is an incredibly shocking and tragic incident. We’re working incredibly hard to secure justice for Sabina’s family who are at the forefront of our mind at the moment.’
Earlier this week Detective Chief Superintendent Trevor Lawry insisted that the streets of London were safe for women, but not everyone is convinced.
Campaign group Our Streets Now said: ‘It’s why we don’t walk where we want, when we want.
‘It’s why we tense at the sound of a car pulling up, or of a man crossing the street towards us.
‘It’s why one in five girls have avoided their place of education. Please, stop telling us we’re overreacting.
‘Sabina Nessa, Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman. And these are just the names that we remember.
‘Male violence is killing us. It’s restricting our right to be free and equal citizens. We need change, now.’
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