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| Nahid Almanea murder: Hundreds attend Saudi Arabian funeral of stabbed student | Nahid Almanea murder: Hundreds attend Saudi Arabian funeral of stabbed student |
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| Remarkable pictures from the Saudi Arabian funeral of a student murdered in the UK have emerged on social media, showing hundreds of grief-stricken mourners. | Remarkable pictures from the Saudi Arabian funeral of a student murdered in the UK have emerged on social media, showing hundreds of grief-stricken mourners. |
| University of Essex PhD student, Nahid Almanea, 31, was stabbed 16 times on Tuesday as she walked to campus. | University of Essex PhD student, Nahid Almanea, 31, was stabbed 16 times on Tuesday as she walked to campus. |
| The Saudi Arabian national was found that morning on a footpath near a nature reserve, her body garbed in an abaya and hijab. | The Saudi Arabian national was found that morning on a footpath near a nature reserve, her body garbed in an abaya and hijab. |
| Essex Police confirmed to The Independent that Almanea’s body was repatriated, while the funeral appears to have to have taken place on Saturday. | |
| Images circulated on Twitter and on local news sites show a substantial gathering mourning the loss of the English Language student, as well as a casket within a hearse. | Images circulated on Twitter and on local news sites show a substantial gathering mourning the loss of the English Language student, as well as a casket within a hearse. |
| Messages of support, written in Arabic and posted online read: “Goodbye... she was killed due to the hijab - and through purity she faced the sword of this reason - Goodbye... by God we are healed - and from our silence, without any shame.” | Messages of support, written in Arabic and posted online read: “Goodbye... she was killed due to the hijab - and through purity she faced the sword of this reason - Goodbye... by God we are healed - and from our silence, without any shame.” |
| #استقبال_شهيدة_الجوف_ناهد_الزيد ياوالدي .. لا ألومك في البكاء .. لا ألومك .. على فقد ناهد العلم والطموح والنقاء .. pic.twitter.com/pK34HZEwuj | #استقبال_شهيدة_الجوف_ناهد_الزيد ياوالدي .. لا ألومك في البكاء .. لا ألومك .. على فقد ناهد العلم والطموح والنقاء .. pic.twitter.com/pK34HZEwuj |
| In another tweet, a picture of an elderly male has text edited over the top describing pain falling from the eye of her father and about the Lord’s duty breaking and binding his heart. | In another tweet, a picture of an elderly male has text edited over the top describing pain falling from the eye of her father and about the Lord’s duty breaking and binding his heart. |
| A photograph supposedly from a demonstration in the British capital has the following caption: “A protest occurred from the Muslim community - in London, on the death of the Saudi Arabian scholar Nahid” – however, the Met Police could not confirm this claim. | A photograph supposedly from a demonstration in the British capital has the following caption: “A protest occurred from the Muslim community - in London, on the death of the Saudi Arabian scholar Nahid” – however, the Met Police could not confirm this claim. |
| Arab News, a Saudi Arabian newspaper, said that Almanea’s body arrived at Al-Jouf airport to a "large crowd" before being moved to the Khadem Al Harmain Mosque for a prayer and then laid to rest at Al-Laquait cemetery. | Arab News, a Saudi Arabian newspaper, said that Almanea’s body arrived at Al-Jouf airport to a "large crowd" before being moved to the Khadem Al Harmain Mosque for a prayer and then laid to rest at Al-Laquait cemetery. |
| #استقبال_شهيدة_الجوف_ناهد_الزيد رحمكِ الله رجعتي ب أعظم شهادة يا ناهد ! #مقتل_مبتعثة_في_بريطانيا pic.twitter.com/ycOibR9ot2 | #استقبال_شهيدة_الجوف_ناهد_الزيد رحمكِ الله رجعتي ب أعظم شهادة يا ناهد ! #مقتل_مبتعثة_في_بريطانيا pic.twitter.com/ycOibR9ot2 |
| Officers from Essex, Suffolk, London and Kent are working alongside the National Crime Agency in the investigation into Almanea’s death. | Officers from Essex, Suffolk, London and Kent are working alongside the National Crime Agency in the investigation into Almanea’s death. |
| Police said they are keeping an open mind about a motive but are also looking into the possibility that she was targeted due to her Muslim dress. | Police said they are keeping an open mind about a motive but are also looking into the possibility that she was targeted due to her Muslim dress. |
| On Sunday, forensic teams drained a pond in search for a murder weapon, while two other fishing lakes are expected to be combed later this week. | On Sunday, forensic teams drained a pond in search for a murder weapon, while two other fishing lakes are expected to be combed later this week. |
| #استقبال_شهيدة_الجوف_ناهد_الزيد بعباءتها من بريطانيا لقبرها في الجوف رحمهاالله رحمة واسعة وأنزلها منازل الشهداء pic.twitter.com/lnpzYEV7R0 | #استقبال_شهيدة_الجوف_ناهد_الزيد بعباءتها من بريطانيا لقبرها في الجوف رحمهاالله رحمة واسعة وأنزلها منازل الشهداء pic.twitter.com/lnpzYEV7R0 |
| Detectives are appealing for two men seen near the scene – one of whom was wearing a distinctive beige jacket and in his “late teens to 30, of average build, tanned and with thick, black hair.” | Detectives are appealing for two men seen near the scene – one of whom was wearing a distinctive beige jacket and in his “late teens to 30, of average build, tanned and with thick, black hair.” |
| They are also appealing for a runner seen on Hewes Close at 10.56am, shortly after the student was believed to have been killed, as well as two cyclists - a man and a woman - seen riding on the Salary Brook Trail near to where Almanea was found. | They are also appealing for a runner seen on Hewes Close at 10.56am, shortly after the student was believed to have been killed, as well as two cyclists - a man and a woman - seen riding on the Salary Brook Trail near to where Almanea was found. |
| Grainy CCTV footage of Nahid Almanea's last movements | Grainy CCTV footage of Nahid Almanea's last movements |
| Police are also looking into the similarities between Almanea's murder with that of James Attfield who died in Colchester two months ago. | Police are also looking into the similarities between Almanea's murder with that of James Attfield who died in Colchester two months ago. |
| Attfield, 33, was stabbed 102 times across his whole body in what police said was a "senseless and frenzied" attack. | Attfield, 33, was stabbed 102 times across his whole body in what police said was a "senseless and frenzied" attack. |
| Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Worron said: "I would appeal for these witnesses to come forward and help us with the investigation into Nahid's murder. | Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Worron said: "I would appeal for these witnesses to come forward and help us with the investigation into Nahid's murder. |
| "They may have seen Nahid before she was attacked and they may have even seen her killer. | "They may have seen Nahid before she was attacked and they may have even seen her killer. |
| "I would also urge anyone who may know who these people are to contact us and tell us who they are." | "I would also urge anyone who may know who these people are to contact us and tell us who they are." |
| Saudi ambassador to the UK, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al-Saud has spoken with the family, the embassy confirmed. | Saudi ambassador to the UK, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al-Saud has spoken with the family, the embassy confirmed. |