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A TWISTED student who murdered a mum and tried to kill her friend on Bournemouth beach will be jailed later today.
Nasen Saadi, 21, fatally stabbed Amie Gray, 34, and seriously wounded her pal Leanne Miles as the pair were enjoying a late-night chat next to a small fire on May 24 last year.
Criminology undergraduate Saadi, of Croydon, south London, is to be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court today, and is expected to be locked up for life.
Mrs Justice Cutts had ordered sentencing reports when the killer was found guilty of murder and attempted murder in December.
Home Office pathologist Dr Basil Purdue told the trial that Ms Gray died as a result of 10 knife wounds including one to the heart while Ms Miles suffered 20 knife injuries.
The defendant, who had been studying criminology and criminal psychology at the University of Greenwich, had researched locations to carry out the killing and had even asked his course lecturers questions on how to get away with murder.
The trial heard that Saadi was “fascinated” with knives and had bought six blades from websites, with several found at his aunt’s house where he was living as well as at his parents’ home.
Saadi used the name “Ninja Killer” for his Snapchat account and also used the username “NSkills” on his computer.
Saadi, who had dropped out out of a physical education course, had carried out searches about the Milly Dowler and Brianna Ghey killings.
Lecturer Dr Lisa-Maria Reiss told the court Saadi had asked questions on “how to get away with murder”, which had led her to ask him: “You’re not planning a murder are you?”
It can now be reported that Saadi touched himself while in his prison cell ahead of the trial after he asked a female prison officer how much publicity the case was getting.
The court was told Saadi had booked two hotels for a four-night stay in Bournemouth starting May 21 and was shown on CCTV carrying out “reccies” of the seafront and the scene of the murder, which happened at about 11.40pm on May 24.
During his stay at the Dorset resort, the defendant, who is a fan of horror movies, went to the cinema to see “slasher” movie The Strangers – Chapter 1.
Suggesting a motive for the attack, Ms Jones said: “This defendant seems to have wanted to know what it would be like to take life, perhaps he wanted to know what it would be like to make women feel afraid, perhaps he thought it would make him feel powerful, make him interesting to others.
“Perhaps he just couldn’t bear to see people engaged in a happy, normal social interaction and he decided to lash out, to hurt, to butcher.”
In a statement released after the trial, Sian Gray said: “Amie will never be forgotten.
“She touched the lives of so many. The immense support and love shown by everyone, reflects just that.
“Amie’s life has been brutally taken but now she can rest in peace. Her strength lives on in all of us.”
The defendant, who chose not to give evidence, always denied carrying out the attacks saying it was a case of mistaken identity and adding that he must have “blacked out” when they happened.
He is also to be sentenced for failing to provide his mobile phone pin code to police.
Misogynist Saadi believed he could get away with murder, picking two purely innocent women to play out his warped fantasy.
He spent months plotting his heinous crime and executed it to a tee, brutally killing Ms Gray and then covering his steps by destroying all evidence and denying in cold blood that it was him.
He even picked a beauty spot on Bournemouth beach where he could make his escape, a path known locally as the 39 steps – after the classic Hitchcock thriller about a man wrongly accused of murder.
But the criminology student was no criminal mastermind and left a trail of clues including a murderers toolkit, a dark internet search history of high profile killings and knife websites, and an armoury of blades at his home.
Just days before the horrific stabbings he had gone to watch slasher movie The Strangers which he later told detectives was “about a killer that kills with no motive. It’s just a movie.”
But for Saadi it was not just a movie.
As the prosecution said “He wanted the notoriety a killing of this sort might bring him…wanted to be the star from a true crime episode, to choose his own attack, in a motiveless killing he designed himself.”
His internet search history showed he researched famous murders including Brianna Ghey and Milly Dowler.
Alarm bells had rung when he had repeatedly asked his lecturers off-topic questions about the intricacies of killing, DNA and how to get away with murder.
Saadi had such an interest that his teacher once asked him: “You’re not planning a murder are you?”
His fellow students had a frightening insight into his views on gender when he would make statements during seminars about how “women are weaker than men” and how “they shouldn’t work in certain jobs”.
But little did anyone know that Saadi would go on to commit his horrendous bloodbath on a quiet and peaceful evening in May this year.
The student, who described himself as “dumb” and “not good enough” in his studies, was living at the time with his aunt in a £800,000 house in Purley, south London.
A neighbour said: “They were quiet, private people. We would occasionally exchange pleasantries.
“The granddad and the auntie are really nice people and I feel sorry for them because it must be very hard – a real shock.”
Amie’s wife Sian Gray said following the verdict: “I want to take this opportunity to thank all of Dorset Police, the jury, prosecution team, the medics, and first response team – to each and every person who helped bring Amie the justice she deserved.
“Amie will never be forgotten.
“She touched the lives of so many.
“The immense support and love shown by everyone reflects just that.
“Amie’s life has been brutally taken but now she can rest in peace.
“Her strength lives on in all of us.”
However his parents were aware of his fascination with blades – his father had previously taken two knives and an axe from him in the past.
Regardless, Saadi was able to carry on with his murderous plot.
He spent months researching killings and knives and then began to work out where to commit his crime.
A month earlier he typed “what hotels don’t have CCTV in UK” and researched whether “pebbles or sand” were easiest to run on.
The day he arrived in Bournemouth he did a recce of the beach at Durley Chine which he had researched the previous month and where he would four days later carry out the killing.
On the night of Amie and Leanne’s deaths, Saadi prowled the promenade looking for victims.
They were the unlucky pair the cold, calculated killer picked.
Sarah Jones KC said: “Perhaps he just couldn’t bear to see people engaged in a happy normal social interaction and he decided to lash out, to hurt, to butcher.
“With purpose, slowly, stealthily and quietly; when he thought no-one would observe him, he hovered at the edges of the promenade, then stepped onto the sand, and walked directly towards the two women with a knife in his hand.”
Despite stabbing them 27 times he managed to avoid leaving any DNA on them or at the scene.
There were also no clear images of him on CCTV which could prove he was there.
A lone amateur photographer out moongazing claims he walked past Saadi and noticed his “bumfluff beard” on the path down to the beach from the clifftop and later pointed him out in a police identity parade.
Searches of Saadi’s laptop showed that after returning from Bournemouth he googled “Bournemouth beach” before opening up a press report reading “beach woman died, another seriously injured after stabbing”.
He later read a news article on the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in relation to the attack.
When armed cops raided his home four days after the killing, they found a Trespass rucksack which contained white latex gloves, balaclava, a torch, two packets of chillis and used wet wipes.
They also seized a number of weapons including an MTech USA extreme serrated knife and a black machete, as well as a “self defence spray”.
Grim details, which were not heard by the jury, revealed that he was so pleased with his horrific killing that after his arrest he was seen performing a sex act in his prison cell when told about how much press attention it was getting.
In police interview Saadi arrogantly tried to claim he was innocent, mocking the lack of evidence against him.
He said: “I’m just being wrongly accused, I feel like you’ve got very weak evidence, I cannot believe I’m being wrongly accused of a serious offence I’ve got nothing to do with.
“I feel like I’ve been arrested because you’re under pressure to find someone to suspect and I’m getting blamed.
“I’m not capable of doing that.”
He also told police he enjoyed “true crime”.
Saadi said: “I like the psychology behind nature or nurture.
“I like to look at motives behind criminals.
“I like unsolved crimes.”
In court Saadi’s lawyers tried to argue that he was an “innocent stooge” and the victim of a case of mistaken identity.
Charlie Sherrard KC defending said: “Like so many murder movies, on the big or small screen, the obvious candidate turns out to be an innocent stooge.”
But despite a lack of DNA or witness evidence, Saadi was found guilty by the jury.
His fascination with ‘True Crime’ ironically led to his conviction.
Superstar Taylor Swift saw her music earn over £79.8 million last year in royalties from Spotify.
The Blank Space singer was the streaming platform’s highest earner over the last 12 months alone, meaning she’s still netting millions from break ups she dealt with over 10 years ago.
Among her high profile break ups are her most recent one with actor Joe Alwyn, 34, Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, 41, and fellow singer John Mayer, 47.
She is said to have released retrospective music about all of these break ups.
Arguably her most famous break up song of all time is her 2012 anthem All Too Well, which fans speculate was written about actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
This song alone is said to have made her £1.3 million alone, according to the experts at GIGAcalculator.
And that figure doesn’t include the undisclosed royalties Taylor has made from releasing a 10 minute version of the tune in 2021.
She is currently in a relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce, which started during her International Eras Tour in 2023.
Gigacalculator found out which celebrity break up was the most lucrative.
It created a seed list of songs written after a break up from a combination of sources: Billboard, Business Insider, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and BuzzFeed.
Once the list of songs was finalised, the data of each Spotify play count (streams) and royalties were collected (using a royalties calculator), as well as the number of copies sold in the US, UK, and Australia.
All data was collected in March 2025 and is accurate as of then. The full dataset is here.
After serving hits like Attack on Titan, Spy x Family, Vinland Saga, and Ranking of the Kings, WIT Studio is back with another series, Moonrise. This time, the anime will take us to witness a sci-fi journey. Moonrise is an original net animation (ONA) that will premiere on Netflix and is based on a novel […]
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Social anxiety is a common struggle that many people face, even those in the spotlight. For Hollywood stars like Hayley Atwell, who has been in the public eye for years, managing those nerves in high-pressure situations is the key to success. Known for her standout role as Peggy Carter in the MCU, Atwell, in recent […]
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Juan Soto’s first game in a New York Mets uniform didn’t end with the heroic moment many fans had envisioned—but the superstar still showed grace in defeat. The Mets fell 3–2 to the Houston Astros on Opening Day, and the final out came with Soto at the plate, representing the go-ahead run. With runners on […]
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The 2025 MLB season wasted no time bringing the drama. On Opening Day at loanDepot park, Miami Marlins rookie Kyle Stowers etched his name into the early-season highlight reel with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Miami a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and spoiling Paul Skenes’ first Opening […]
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A LOVE Island star has sparked rumours he’s secretly got married to his new girlfriend after dropping a huge hint.
This former villa winner started dating his new love – who hails from America – last year.
Davide Sanclimenti shot to fame in 2022 when he won with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.
The pair were known for their tumultuous relationship in and out of the villa, and they split the following year.
Davide then confirmed he was dating his new girlfriend Iris Au last year.
Iris, better known as EyeRize, is an LA mum-of-two who documents her life online.
The 35-year-old has two daughters Paris, 10, and Pia, 11.
Today, Davide dropped a HUGE hint that he had married Iris after he referred to Paris as his “stepdaughter”.
This could signal that the pair have secretly wed.
It came after he posted a video which was titled “Pranking my stepdaughter’, where he pretended to be auditioning to be her and her sister’s manny (a male nanny)
On Valentine’s day last month, Davide confessed his love for Iris with a soppy Instagram post.
Davide gushed: “Happy Valentine’s Day to the most romantic woman I’ve ever met. Since being with you, I learned what a ‘monthsary’ is.
“You’re the most kind and genuine person. We were supposed to meet as friends, but from that first ‘friendly date,’ we’ve been inseparable.
“I loved that you didn’t know who I was. You love deeply because you’ve been through a lot and that made me want to protect you.
“Thank you for believing in me, for bringing out my best and for being someone who pushes me to grow.”
Meanwhile, last week Davide broke his silence after it was revealed how his girlfriend is facing time in prison.
He said he will stand by Iris, after she pleaded guilty to a federal criminal tax charge.
She is the former girlfriend of cryptocurrency fraudster Iza, who dubbed himself “The Godfather.”
Iris is facing up to three years in federal prison, charged in a single-count information with subscribing to a false tax return.
Speaking in defence of his girlfriend, Davide told MailOnline: “How The Italian Stallion stole the girl from the Godfather with the LAPD on a speed deal… this sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster.
“The truth is that I knew about her situation from the start which is why I was protecting her.
“Iris is an amazing person who has been through difficult situations that most people could never understand.
“There’s so much of this extraordinary story that people don’t know yet.
“I will be there by her side to supply her as she deserves all the support and understanding.”
The Justice Department announced on March 4 that she had failed to report more than $2.6 million (£2,004,886) in ill-gotten gains, obtained via her then-boyfriend’s criminal activities.
A report from the United States Attorney’s Office reads: “Au admitted in her plea agreement that she transferred more than $2.6 million from these various accounts to her personal bank accounts during the period 2020 through 2023, income that she willfully failed to report to the IRS on her federal tax returns.
“After pleading guilty, Au will face up to three years in federal prison.”