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Zara Aleena murder: How bloody fingerprint cracked case within hours

Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams described how Metropolitan Police officers moved in to arrest sex predator Jordan McSweeney while he slept.

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022

How bloody fingerprint cracked Zara Aleena murder within hours

Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams described how Metropolitan Police officers moved in to arrest sex predator Jordan McSweeney while he slept.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Sexual predator jailed for murdering Zara Aleena days after prison release

Jordan McSweeney was caught on CCTV following two other women before he targeted the 35-year-old walking home.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Zara Aleena’s killer refuses to face court for sentencing

Jordan McSweeney pleaded guilty to the 35-year-old’s murder and sexual assault and will be sentenced in his absence at the Old Bailey.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Zara Aleena’s killer jailed for life for the brutal sexually motivated murder in Ilford

Jordan McSweeney will serve a minimum of 38 years in prison for ‘deeply violent’ killing of Ms Aleena as she walked home from a night out

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022

Zara Aleena’s killer facing life for brutal sexually motivated attack

Jordan McSweeney had targeted more than one woman before he preyed on the 35-year-old as she walked home from a night out early on June 26.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Fewer women taking taxis home at night despite safety fears due to cost of living crisis

Over 60 per cent of women walk home more often despite fearing for their safety

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Mum of girl who dated Zara Aleena's killer feared daughter would 'end up in morgue'

Samantha Bryan's family say she is still haunted by her abusive four-and-a-half year relationship with Jordan McSweeney. He went on to kill law graduate Zara Aleena as she walked home

Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022

Zara Aleena killer known as 'a little s**t' growing up for stealing from his friends

Murderer Jordan McSweeney, 29, kicked and stamped on law graduate Zara Aleena, 35, and then abandoned her as she walked home from a night out in east London last summer

Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022

Sick Jordan McSweeney boasted of massive knives and posed in wanted posters before murder

The murderous Jordan McSweeney, 29, had previously shared several pictures of himself on social media, glamourizing a life of crime and today pleaded guilty to murder at the Old Bailey

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022