Jordan McSweeney

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.

and took her to the ground in the corner of the drive. “One arm appears to cover her mouth, and the other appears to go around her neck. However, the court was told he had refused to come up from the cells because he did not want to watch CCTV of what he did. “He walked back the caravan where he was living and the following morning, having hidden the bloodstained clothes and shoes he had been wearing during the attack, was seen laughing and joking with his friends; seemingly without any concern for what he had done or for the fate he had forced upon Zara Aleena.” Mr Glasgow said: “Despite being only yards from a public street and from residential properties, the defendant attacked Zara Aleena with a savagery that is almost impossible to believe. A sexual predator has refused to come to court to be sentenced for the brutal killing of law graduate Zara Aleena.

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.

“Zara lost the future she worked so hard for, Zara lost her dreams to have a family, to have children, to play with her children, the right to grow old. The court heard he made threats to police officers after his arrest and claims to suffer from ADHD and a split personality disorder. “His attitude upon arrest and in interview reveals that his behaviour on the night was not an aberration. “Domestic violence was something he grew up with as the norm.” “She lost the dream of enjoying her successes. Thus, the police were quickly able to identify him and arrest him. “ Zara lost the right to live her life. “The defendant saw, decided to follow her and was determined to assault her. Following McSweeney’ guilty pleas to murder and sexual assault, Ms Aleena’s aunt Farah Naz said her niece had been conscious of the dangers for women after the murders of Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman, Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa. “It was a sudden escalation of violence which had simmered in his life for many years.” “Spending the evening with her friend, she had done nothing wrong, taken no misstep, no lack of sense. [Zara Aleena](/topic/zara-aleena) as she walked home alone after stalking the streets in search of a female victim has been jailed for life.

Jordan McSweeney was a prolific offender who had been released from prison on licence just days before killing law graduate Zara Aleena. He has been sentenced ...

“After satisfying his lust, he proceeded to destroy the woman he had just degraded,” she said. One woman was forced to run away from him after she noticed he was following her, the judge said. Metropolitan Police officers had tried to locate him in the early hours of 25 June to arrest him but couldn’t find him. While in custody, he was also said to have threatened police officers. Tragically for Zara Aleena, of course, she was not so fortunate.” Every day it is like pushing a rock the size of a planet.” To which Ms Justice Cheema-Grubb queried: “Where is the evidence of that?” Ms Aleena’s aunt, Farah Naz, said: “Zara was murdered in 20 minutes, she lost everything. He has been sentenced to life in prison with a 38-year minimum term. We lost her and more. She told the court that McSweeney was “wholly aware of what he was doing” when he attacked Ms Aleena. Sentencing McSweeney, the judge said that he had been “prowling the streets of Ilford looking for women to attack”.

Killer Jordan McSweeney has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 38 years (December 14) for the brutal murder of Zara Aleena, 35, in Ilford.

McSweeney was also under the influence of alcohol, has a number of previous convictions and the murder was committed while on licence. He had none of that love and none of that family love." That takes a degree of courage because pleading guilty to the offence of murder carries a mandatory life sentence." McSweeney's childhood never came to the attention of social services until he was 16 years old and he was moved into care. Coming to the end of his arguments, Mr Carter-Stephenson said that his client takes "full responsibility" for his actions. The court heard that McSweeney was in tears on the phone to his mum after being arrested. Jordan McSweeney is due to be jailed today (December 14) for Zara's murder after he stalked the law graduate and ambushed her on her walk home on June 26 in Ilford. She described Zara as "the heart of our family", and said that the violent killer had taken "the heart of us". She rejected the suggestion of his barrister that McSweeney had no plan to murder and was seeking a sexual encounter. At the police station he said he was on medication for ADHD and had been suffering from a split personality disorder," she said. "When he realises someone was coming past the house, he bent out of sight before resuming what he was doing. "In short, she had been stamped and strangled to death," the prosecutor said.

Dagenham man Jordan McSweeney has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder and sexual assault of law graduate Zara Aleena in an attack as…

In everything else, she was better than him." He said McSweeney "has no real memory" of events due to the amount of alcohol and illicit substances he had consumed. He said the defendant "roamed the streets looking for a woman to attack and to sexually assault". The judge called him a "pugnacious and deeply violent man with a propensity for violence", adding that his attack was "a steep and sudden escalation of violence which had simmered in his life for many years". The judge said he "bears full responsibility for his actions" as he was "wholly aware of what he was doing". Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said McSweeney has "expressed no remorse" and has made "no expression of sorrow for the impact on anyone else" of his killing.

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.

and took her to the ground in the corner of the drive. “One arm appears to cover her mouth, and the other appears to go around her neck. However, the court was told he had refused to come up from the cells because he did not want to watch CCTV of what he did. “He walked back the caravan where he was living and the following morning, having hidden the bloodstained clothes and shoes he had been wearing during the attack, was seen laughing and joking with his friends; seemingly without any concern for what he had done or for the fate he had forced upon Zara Aleena.” Mr Glasgow said: “Despite being only yards from a public street and from residential properties, the defendant attacked Zara Aleena with a savagery that is almost impossible to believe. A sexual predator has refused to come to court to be sentenced for the brutal killing of law graduate Zara Aleena.

Jordan McSweeney was captured prowling the streets as he followed women down alleyways and into shops in the hours before his sickening attack and murder of ...

Despite only being yards from a public street and from residential properties, the defendant attacked Zara Aleena with a savagery that is almost impossible to believe." "Tragically for Zara Aleena, of course, she was not so fortunate. [McSweeney, 29, attacked the 35-year-old](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-zara-aleena-killer-admits-28464127) law graduate just nine days after he was released from prison. Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow KC said: "On the night of June 25, 2022, he had left a pub in Ilford and had roamed the streets looking for a woman to attack and to sexually assault. The footage showed McSweeney approaching Zara from behind, before dragging her into the front garden of a property in Cranbrook Road and attacking her. The woman then enters a shop and chillingly, McSweeney follows and proceeds to walk around the shop before leaving and loitering around the corner.

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.

“After satisfying his lust, he proceeded to destroy the woman he had just degraded,” she said. One woman was forced to run away from him after she noticed he was following her, the judge said. Metropolitan Police officers had tried to locate him in the early hours of 25 June to arrest him but couldn’t find him. While in custody, he was also said to have threatened police officers. Tragically for Zara Aleena, of course, she was not so fortunate.” Every day it is like pushing a rock the size of a planet.” To which Ms Justice Cheema-Grubb queried: “Where is the evidence of that?” Ms Aleena’s aunt, Farah Naz, said: “Zara was murdered in 20 minutes, she lost everything. He has been sentenced to life in prison with a 38-year minimum term. We lost her and more. She told the court that McSweeney was “wholly aware of what he was doing” when he attacked Ms Aleena. Sentencing McSweeney, the judge said that he had been “prowling the streets of Ilford looking for women to attack”.

Following today's sentencing of Jordan McSweeney at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Zara Aleena in Ilford on 26th June 2022, the Leader of ...

Zara was just walking home; she should have been free to live her life as she pleased, and instead, her life was taken from her. "The despicable murder of our neighbour, Zara, has shaken our community. "Our thoughts are with Zara Aleena’s family as they mourn the loss of their beloved Zara.

Jordan McSweeney, 29, admitted killing and sexually assaulting the 35-year-old law graduate in Ilford, east London, in a late-night attack in June. She was ...

She was partially naked and struggling to breathe, having sustained 46 separate injuries in the nine-minute beating. Eleven years later, he was made the subject of a restraining order that barred him from contacting another female victim. She died later the same morning. She described him as a "pugnacious and deeply violent man". She added that his "extreme indifference" to her niece's life and the law made him a "very dangerous man". Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said of the attack: "It was a steep and sudden escalation of violence that had simmered in his life for many years."

Jordan McSweeney beat Zara Aleena to death as she walked home from a night out in east London.

that we really can't allow out on the streets." Seemingly intent on not losing her, McSweeney follows the woman into a shop, then loiters outside until she emerges. "Lo and behold, 'Yes,' they said," Det Ch Insp Whellams says. 25 June - In the early hours, officers visit McSweeney's mother's house to arrest him - but he is not there 20 June - McSweeney fails to attend a second probation appointment 17 June - McSweeney leaves prison on licence but fails to attend a probation appointment At the time, McSweeney was working at a fairground in Valentine's Park - close to where he attacked Ms Aleena - and the footage shows him climbing a fence to the park after the attack. Two days later, the police were told - and within hours, went to McSweeney's mother's house to arrest him. "His very demeanour, the way he is, the focus that he has and his don't-care-less attitude," Det Ch Insp Whellams says, "he is somebody… But more and more CCTV footage was being uncovered - and officers were able to work out what led up to him killing Ms Aleena. "And then the next question was, 'Do you know where he is?' And the answer to that was, 'Yes he's in that caravan asleep.'" Clips were circulated within the Metropolitan Police - and one officer, recognising him from a previous encounter, came forward to provide a name, Jordan McSweeney.