Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb details Jordan McSweeney's violent history and adds that he is 'pugnacious and deeply violent man with a propensity to violence'. More here: 📺 Sky 501, and YouTube
Serial offender Jordan McSweeney has been sentenced to a minimum of 38 years for sexually assaulting and murdering 35-year-old aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena in Ilford, London.
Having been kicked out of a pub in Ilford town centre just after 11pm on 25 June, McSweeney, 29, set out to find a woman to attack.Dressed in a grey vest, blue jeans and trainers, CCTV footage shows McSweeney striding barely a metre from her as she walks quickly to try to stay away from him. The second woman also manages to reach her home safely, and a deflated McSweeney walks towards Cranbrook Road to chase another.
The court heard Zara missed two calls from the friend she was with who was home and checking in to see if she had arrived home safely. A WhatsApp message she sent to Zara read:"Home hun?"DCI Dave Whellams from the Metropolitan Police says he was hunting for a victim. After 10 minutes of walking behind her, he attacked Zara. CCTV footage shows McSweeney grabbing Zara from behind with an arm over her mouth and the other round her neck.
He had until now, 28 convictions for 69 offences including burglary and assault and had been released from prison just a week before the murder.Since the age of five, her family say she had wanted to be a lawyer and was firmly on her path there.Her aunt, Farah Naz, says the family have been consumed by the trauma of her brutal death.
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