Sabina Nessa death: Police release CCTV of suspect

Detectives investigating the murder of Sabina Nessa have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to.

Police say that any information about his identity is vital, and are urging people to come forward.

The CCTV shows him walking in Pegler Square, Kidbrooke, Greenwich, on the evening Sabina was attacked.

Scotland Yard believes that the 28-year-old was killed in Cator Park shortly after 8.30pm on Friday, September 17.

She was walking to meet a friend at the Depot pub, in Pegler Square, just five minutes from her flat, but never arrived.

Police have also released an image of a silver vehicle they believe the suspect has access to, which was also captured in the Pegler Square area.

Police are urging anyone who recognises the man and vehicle to make contact immediately.

Det Ch Insp Neil John, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “Our team have been working tirelessly to find the person responsible for Sabina’s murder and this has included an extensive trawl of CCTV, work which remains ongoing.

“We would ask anyone – especially those in Kidbrooke and the wider area of Lewisham and Greenwich – to take a careful look at these images to check whether you know who this man is or have seen him over recent days.

“Any information as to his identity or whereabouts could be vital for our investigation so we are asking you to share this image far and wide to ensure as many people as possible see it.”

Scotland Yard said that this afternoon officers also made a second arrest in relation to Ms Nessa’s murder.

A man, aged 38, was arrested at an address in Lewisham on suspicion of murder. He was taken into custody where he remains.

Detectives understand that Sabina left her home address on Astell Road just before 8.30pm on Friday.

It is believed that she was making her way through Cator Park towards The Depot bar on Pegler Square, Kidbrooke Village where she planned to meet a friend.

However she never arrived.

Her body was found close to the OneSpace community centre within the park at around 5.30pm the following day.

A post-mortem examination carried out on Monday, 20 September was inconclusive.

Sabina was a teacher at Rushey Green primary school in Lewisham.

Headteacher Lisa Williams said: “We are devastated by Sabina’s tragic death.

“She was kind, caring and absolutely dedicated to her pupils.

“She had so much life ahead of her and so much more to give and her loss is desperately sad.”

Her cousin, Zubel Ahmed, said her family was “inconsolable”.

He told ITV News: “The shock has not sunk in.

“She was a beautiful, kind, caring soul.

“I express my deepest sympathies for her sisters, mum and dad are absolutely devastated.

“Nothing is making sense to us, why was she taken from us we just don’t know.”

Anyone with information should call the incident room on 0208 721 4266 or Crimestoppers completely anonymously on 0800 555 111.