Zara Alina murder: Jordan McSweeney faces at least 38 years in prison
زارا علینا قتل: اردن میکسوینی کو کم از کم 38 سال قید کا سامنا ہے۔
McSweeney admitted murdering and sexually assaulting the law graduate in Ilford, east London
A man convicted of the "brutal sexually motivated murder" of law graduate Zara Alina has been jailed for life for breaching license conditions for a previous offence.
Jordan McSweeney, 29, admitted murdering and sexually assaulting Alina last month in Ilford, east London, in the early hours of June 26 this year as she walked home.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 38 years by Mrs Justice Cheema Garb at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
He said: "The brutal sexually motivated murder of Zara Anna is punishable by life in prison. The defendant will serve a minimum sentence of 38 years. The defendant is a violent and deeply violent person with a propensity for violence. happens.
George Carter Stephenson QC, defending, told the court that McSweeney knew CCTV footage would be played during the sentencing hearing and did not want to "relive" the incident.
Alina's aunt, Farah Naz, said after the sentencing: "There are questions to be answered, lessons to be learned, and changes to be made."
Alina, 35, who worked as a court official, was chased, grabbed from behind, dragged off the road and onto a driveway before McSweeney kicked her and killed her. tapped
Chima-Grub said: "It is clear that he was fully aware of what he was doing. Having indulged in his lust, he proceeded to destroy the woman he had just humiliated. , she stamped on it with a sickening thought.
The judge noted that Alina suffered 46 different injuries, including "severe blunt force trauma to her head, deep lacerations to her skull, lacerations to her lips, eyes, nose and jaw" and "genital injuries." Included. The severity of the violence resulted in traumatic brain injury.
He continued: “The defendant had the physical advantages of strength and surprise, in everything else she was his superior. She was talented, passionate, intelligent and kind."
He noted that two of McSweeney's colleagues had reported domestic violence to him and that he had threatened to kill a prison officer. He said: "Zara Anna's brutal sexually motivated murder carries a life sentence. He has never expressed any remorse or sympathy for the consequences of his behaviour.
Oliver Glasgow, QC, prosecuting, said: "The defendant carried out a brutal attack on Zara Alina which is almost impossible to believe." She told the court how McSweeney "tore some of her clothes off her body so he could sexually assault her; and then he attacked her again, kicking and punching her in the face and neck. beat, and continued the brutal violence." Came back many times. Keep.
During the hearing, a video of McSweeney grabbing Alina was played, causing an uproar in the courtroom.
After being treated by paramedics, he was taken to the Royal London Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 10am, the court heard.
Alina spent the evening with her friend Bhamni Batti, who three minutes after the attack sent her a WhatsApp message that read: "Y home hun?", the court heard.
Mick Sweeney committed the murder on June 17, nine days after being released on license from prison for a first robbery offence.