A 20-year-old criminology student with a penchant for knives has been found guilty of stabbing a woman to death on a Dorset beach. This comes after months of planning the attack and questioning a university lecturer about how a murderer could get away with murder.
Nasen Saadi, obsessed with notorious crimes, repeatedly stabbed Amy Gray and her friend Leanne Miles on a Bournemouth beach one night in May. Ms Gray, 34, a sports coach and mother, died after being stabbed in the heart with a knife.
At trial, Saadi conducted an independent investigation into how police investigated the murder, revealing that he wore latex gloves, a balaclava, wet wipes and nail clippers to avoid being tracked. It became clear.
He hid the weapon and disposed of all the clothing he was wearing, but no trace of DNA or fingerprints remained at the scene. Although Mr Saadi refused to give police his mobile phone passcode and prevented them from using technology to identify him on the beach, Dorset detectives built strong circumstantial evidence to convince the jury. convinced him that he was the murderer.
Prior to the attack, Saadi bought six knives, including a machete and a hunting knife, and details of the murders of Brianna Gee, 16, from Cheshire, and Millie Dowler, 13, from Surrey, were revealed. searched repeatedly. Miyazawa family Setagaya in Tokyo. His online pen names included “Ninja Killer” and “NSKills.”
Saadi comes from a close family of successful people living in the south London suburbs but has no criminal record and prosecutors say he did not carry out the murders because he wanted to gain fame as the star of a real-life crime drama he directed. He suggested. .
It is now reported that he held strong misogynistic views and repeatedly told students at the University of Greenwich that women were weaker than men and should not work in certain jobs.
It is now being reported that he may have taken sexual pleasure in the killings. While being held in high-security Belmarsh prison in south-east London awaiting trial, the man asked a female police officer if the killing was in the news, then masturbated in front of her.
The judge, Mrs Justice Katz, told Saadi: “You have been convicted of the most serious crime.” He said the minimum sentence would be “a significant period” of life imprisonment.
she said: “He's a young man, I think he'll be 21 next week. He's a young man who may have an autism spectrum disorder.” The judge heard information from neurodevelopmental experts before handing down the sentence. He said he would ask for it. The judge added: “It seems to me my duty to find out as much as I can about him.” Sentence was adjourned until March 28th.
After the verdict was handed down, Saadi bowed his head and showed no emotion.
Gray and Miles were enjoying an evening picnic and bonfire on the beach in May when Saadi attacked them. He stabbed Gray 10 times and Miles 20 times. Miles, 39, believes Gray intentionally took the brunt of the attack to save his life.
Saadi admitted to police that he had been in Bournemouth and was interested in an unsolved crime with no motive, but denied carrying out the stabbing and said he had no recollection of the attack and remained conscious. He claimed that he may have lost his.
When interviewed, he said, “I am falsely accused of being the wrong person.'' He refused to give evidence in court.
Mr Saadi was convicted after a gait expert and CCTV claimed he was the blurred figure seen on camera at the beach. One of the witnesses, an amateur photographer taking pictures of the moon, also identified him.
In her closing speech, Sarah Jones KC said: “He wanted the notoriety that this kind of murder might bring… He wanted to be the star of a true crime episode with a self-planned, motiveless murder.” spoke.
CPS Wessex chief prosecutor Benjamin May said: “This was a senseless attack that shocked the people of Bournemouth.”
A spokesperson for the University of Greenwich said: “We are working with Dorset Police to assist in the investigation and would like to thank members of the community who have provided evidence.” We will continue to support university staff and students. ”
