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| Sabina Nessa killing: Met Police investigate stranger attack theory | Sabina Nessa killing: Met Police investigate stranger attack theory |
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| Sabina Nessa was found near the One Space community centre in Kidbrooke | Sabina Nessa was found near the One Space community centre in Kidbrooke |
| Police are investigating whether Sabina Nessa was killed by a stranger as she walked to meet a friend at a pub. | Police are investigating whether Sabina Nessa was killed by a stranger as she walked to meet a friend at a pub. |
| The body of the 28-year-old teacher was found by a member of the public in Cator Park, Kidbrooke, south-east London, on 18 September. | The body of the 28-year-old teacher was found by a member of the public in Cator Park, Kidbrooke, south-east London, on 18 September. |
| Officers believe she was attacked shortly after leaving her Astell Road home at about 20:30 BST last Friday. | Officers believe she was attacked shortly after leaving her Astell Road home at about 20:30 BST last Friday. |
| Speaking at a press conference, Det Ch Supt Trevor Lawry said: "The streets are safe for women." | Speaking at a press conference, Det Ch Supt Trevor Lawry said: "The streets are safe for women." |
| He added: "People should be free to walk around free from fear and officers are here to make sure that can take place." | He added: "People should be free to walk around free from fear and officers are here to make sure that can take place." |
| Asked whether police believe Ms Nessa was attacked by a stranger, he said: "That is definitely a line of inquiry that we are looking at." | Asked whether police believe Ms Nessa was attacked by a stranger, he said: "That is definitely a line of inquiry that we are looking at." |
| A man in his 40s was who arrested on suspicion of murder the day after Ms Nessa's body was found was later released under further investigation. | A man in his 40s was who arrested on suspicion of murder the day after Ms Nessa's body was found was later released under further investigation. |
| Tracing Sabina Nessa's final steps | |
| The police press conference was held on the same morning London mayor Sadiq Khan said violence against women was a national "epidemic". | The police press conference was held on the same morning London mayor Sadiq Khan said violence against women was a national "epidemic". |
| Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain, he said: "Between last year's International Women's Day and this year's International Women's Day, 180 women were killed at the hands of men across the country. | Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain, he said: "Between last year's International Women's Day and this year's International Women's Day, 180 women were killed at the hands of men across the country. |
| "We do have an epidemic when it comes to violence against women and girls." | "We do have an epidemic when it comes to violence against women and girls." |
| He called for violence against women to be treated with the same level of priority as counter-terrorism. | He called for violence against women to be treated with the same level of priority as counter-terrorism. |
| Police have not yet established a motive for the attack on Ms Nessa, although they do not believe the killing is linked to any other incident in the area. | Police have not yet established a motive for the attack on Ms Nessa, although they do not believe the killing is linked to any other incident in the area. |
| A post-mortem examination into the cause of the 28-year-old's death was inconclusive, the Met said. | A post-mortem examination into the cause of the 28-year-old's death was inconclusive, the Met said. |
| Asked for any details about how Ms Nessa died, Det Ch Supt Lawry said he could not release any information "at this time". | Asked for any details about how Ms Nessa died, Det Ch Supt Lawry said he could not release any information "at this time". |
| Officers searching near where the 28-year-old teacher was found | Officers searching near where the 28-year-old teacher was found |
| Ms Nessa was killed on a short walk to meet a friend at The Depot bar. | Ms Nessa was killed on a short walk to meet a friend at The Depot bar. |
| The five-minute journey to the pub would have taken the teacher through Cator Park, near where her body was found. | The five-minute journey to the pub would have taken the teacher through Cator Park, near where her body was found. |
| Ms Nessa's sister paid tribute to the "beautiful, talented and caring" teacher on social media. | Ms Nessa's sister paid tribute to the "beautiful, talented and caring" teacher on social media. |
| "Never in my life did I or my sisters or my mum or dad think this could happen to us," she said. | "Never in my life did I or my sisters or my mum or dad think this could happen to us," she said. |
| A vigil is due to be held in Ms Nessa's memory on Friday evening. | A vigil is due to be held in Ms Nessa's memory on Friday evening. |
| The gathering is being organised by a Kidbrooke community group with the support of Reclaim the Streets, which held a vigil for murder victim Sarah Everard in Clapham Common that ended in mass arrests. | The gathering is being organised by a Kidbrooke community group with the support of Reclaim the Streets, which held a vigil for murder victim Sarah Everard in Clapham Common that ended in mass arrests. |
| Police said they would be part of the vigil on Friday. | Police said they would be part of the vigil on Friday. |