Accused of Killing British Teacher, Albanian Admits Crime
Koçi Selmanaj, the 36-year-old Albanian suspected of killing the elementary school teacher, Sabina Nessa, in London, has admitted the authorship of the crime in front of the British authorities.
It is suspected that Selamaj travelled from his home in Eastbourne to the south coast of London in order to carry out what the prosecution claims was a 'premeditated and predatory' attack.
The 28-year-old teacher was found dead in Cator Park, Kidbrooke, south-east London, on September 18, a day after leaving her home to meet a friend at a nearby bar.
The prosecution said during the court hearing that Nessa was hit with a piece of wood about 60 cm long by someone who was initially believed to be a foreigner.
Selamaj, from Eastbourne to East Sussex, appeared in court for the preliminary hearing on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to the felony. The judge, Justice Wall, said that the facts of Selamaj's guilty plea that "he is the person responsible for the death" could be reported by the media.
The victim's family members sat in court a few meters away from the defendant on the dock, assisted by an Albanian translator. The next hearing for the defendant was left on February 25 of the following year.
The body of Nessa, a first-grade elementary school teacher at Rushey Green School in Catford, was found covered in leaves near a community center in the park. The victim and the Albanian perpetrator were unknown to each other, leaving the reasons for the serious event a mystery.