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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Zara Aleena’s murderer had been ordered back to prison before attack

Zara Aleena
Zara Aleena, a court official, was killed as she walked home after a night out with friends. Photograph: Family handout/PA

The man who murdered Zara Aleena was ordered to be returned to prison two days before the attack, but was left free to hunt the law graduate before kicking and stamping her to death.

Jordan McSweeney, 29, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to the murder and sexual assault of Aleena on 26 June 2022, in Ilford, east London.

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