38 year old man arrested on suspicion of murder of Sabina Nessa

Detectives investigating the murder of Sabina Nessa in Kidbrooke have made an arrest.

A 38-year-old man [C] was arrested on suspicion of murder at around 03:00hrs on Sunday, 26 September, at an address in East Sussex. He has been taken into police custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil John, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “Sabina’s family have been informed of this significant development and they continue to be supported by specialist officers.”

She had been walking to meet a friend at The Depot bar shortly after leaving her home in Astell Road.

Her body was found the next day by a member of the public near a walkway in the park.

A post-mortem examination into the cause of Ms Nessa’s death was inconclusive.

Two other men were previously arrested on suspicion of Ms Nessa’s murder but later released pending further investigation.

-->