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| Sabina Nessa: Vigil to be held for teacher murdered in Kidbrooke | |
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| Sabina Nessa was found near the OneSpace community centre in Kidbrooke | Sabina Nessa was found near the OneSpace community centre in Kidbrooke |
| A vigil will be held on Friday in memory of a primary school teacher killed in a south-east London park. | |
| The body of Sabina Nessa, 28, was found by a member of the public in Cator Park, Kidbrooke, on Saturday morning. | The body of Sabina Nessa, 28, was found by a member of the public in Cator Park, Kidbrooke, on Saturday morning. |
| Met Police believe she was attacked and died the previous evening, at a time when the park would have been busy. | |
| Information sheets advising women on how to stay safe at night have been handed out by a community group in response to the death. | |
| The handout suggests pedestrians stick to busy places with good lighting. | |
| Cards, candles and flowers have been left at the site of Ms Nessa's death | |
| The information leaflet suggests pedestrians should stick to busy places with good lighting | |
| A vigil will be held in Kidbrooke, south-east London on Friday | |
| Advice on the sheet, printed from the Met Police website, also includes the suggestions that pedestrians should face oncoming traffic and conceal their jewellery. | |
| The area where the 28-year-old was found remains cordoned off and flowers have been left at the site. | |
| A post-mortem examination into the cause of Ms Nessa's death was inconclusive, Met Police said. | |
| Ms Nessa was described as kind, caring and absolutely dedicated to her pupils | |
| A man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of murder has been released under further investigation. | A man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of murder has been released under further investigation. |
| Miss Nessa, who lived in Lewisham, south-east London, with her father, had been the year one teacher at Rushey Green Primary school in Catford for about a year. | Miss Nessa, who lived in Lewisham, south-east London, with her father, had been the year one teacher at Rushey Green Primary school in Catford for about a year. |
| Officers have asked for any potential witnesses to contact them, and for drivers to check dash-cam footage they might have. | |
| Met Police believe the attack happened around 20:30 BST on 17 September at a time where the park "was likely being used by many people." | |
| The murder scene remains cordoned off | |
| Det Supt Luke Marks said: "This did not happen in the middle of the night - people would have been in and around the park at the time. | |
| "We have extra officers in the area conducting high-visibility patrols, and anybody in London, regardless of gender, should be able to go out in an evening and not be concerned about being the victim of violent crime." | "We have extra officers in the area conducting high-visibility patrols, and anybody in London, regardless of gender, should be able to go out in an evening and not be concerned about being the victim of violent crime." |
| Ms Nessa was described by colleagues as "kind, caring and dedicated". The school's headteacher Lisa Williams said: "She had so much life ahead of her and so much more to give and her loss is desperately sad. | |
| "As a school we are supporting each other through this very difficult time, and we will be providing specialist support to those who need it." | "As a school we are supporting each other through this very difficult time, and we will be providing specialist support to those who need it." |