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NARRATOR:
Cardiff, New Year's Eve, 2014.
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NARRATOR:
Cardiff, New Year's Eve, 2014.
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The body of a young woman
is discovered in a hotel room
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The body of a young woman
is discovered in a hotel room
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at the Future Inn in Cardiff Bay.
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at the Future Inn in Cardiff Bay.
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The body is staged as a suicide,
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The body is staged as a suicide,
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but quickly, police realise
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there's something far more sinister
going on.
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Her body had been washed,
somewhat bizarrely,
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Her body had been washed,
somewhat bizarrely,
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and placed in a duvet,
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in a pose with her hands
across her chest
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in a pose with her hands
across her chest
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{\an8}and with a suicide note stating...
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{\an8}and with a suicide note stating...
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{\an8}There's no question that this
would be a terrible, terrible shock.
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{\an8}There's no question that this
would be a terrible, terrible shock.
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This was a murder that had happened
in a hotel room,
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This was a murder that had happened
in a hotel room,
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and it became very quickly clear
that this was
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and it became very quickly clear
that this was
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a very serious
and quite unusual case.
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a very serious
and quite unusual case.
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At the first stages, they didn't
know who was responsible for this,
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At the first stages, they didn't
know who was responsible for this,
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and they were obviously
still at large at that point.
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and they were obviously
still at large at that point.
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A large-scale manhunt is launched
to find her murderer.
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A large-scale manhunt is launched
to find her murderer.
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He was giving false locations
as to where he was in the world
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He was giving false locations
as to where he was in the world
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He was giving false locations
as to where he was in the world
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and clearly enjoying the opportunity
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and clearly enjoying the opportunity
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to just taunt
the investigation team.
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to just taunt
the investigation team.
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Her family thought that her killer
would never be brought to justice.
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Her family thought that her killer
would never be brought to justice.
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Her family thought that her killer
would never be brought to justice.
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This is the story
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of one of the most shocking
hotel murders in Britain,
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of one of the most shocking
hotel murders in Britain,
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which led to a manhunt
across the world.
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which led to a manhunt
across the world.
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Just how appalling the crime was
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Just how appalling the crime was
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and the investigation
that went on after
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and the investigation
that went on after
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was something I'll never forget.
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{\an8}The Future Inn hotel
is in Cardiff Bay.
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{\an8}It's a kind of a mid-range hotel,
if you like,
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{\an8}probably equivalent to a, you know,
Holiday Inn or something like that.
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{\an8}probably equivalent to a, you know,
Holiday Inn or something like that.
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{\an8}And it's in an ideal location if
you were to be a visitor to Cardiff.
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{\an8}And it's in an ideal location if
you were to be a visitor to Cardiff.
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{\an8}It's very close
to the attractions in Cardiff Bay
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{\an8}It's very close
to the attractions in Cardiff Bay
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{\an8}and the waterfront itself,
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{\an8}and it's also within easy
walking distance of the city centre.
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{\an8}and it's also within easy
walking distance of the city centre.
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{\an8}It's sort of an up-and-coming area
of Cardiff.
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{\an8}Previously, it was known
as Tiger Bay.
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{\an8}Previously, it was known
as Tiger Bay.
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It was Cardiff's
melting pot, really,
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of all different sort of cultures
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and people from all over the world
coming to live there.
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and people from all over the world
coming to live there.
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Cardiff is the capital of Wales,
situated in the southeast of Wales.
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Cardiff is the capital of Wales,
situated in the southeast of Wales.
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Cardiff is the capital of Wales,
situated in the southeast of Wales.
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A fairly large city population
of just under 400,000.
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A fairly large city population
of just under 400,000.
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A fairly large city population
of just under 400,000.
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The crime rate in Cardiff
would be fairly comparative
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The crime rate in Cardiff
would be fairly comparative
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with similar cities
of similar sizes.
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It'll have its own issues,
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but nothing particularly unusual.
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but nothing particularly unusual.
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You kind of get sort of petty crime,
like burglaries, like thefts.
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You kind of get sort of petty crime,
like burglaries, like thefts.
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You kind of get sort of petty crime,
like burglaries, like thefts.
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Every now and again,
sort of assaults.
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Every now and again,
sort of assaults.
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For a murder to happen, that was
quite out of the ordinary, really.
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For a murder to happen, that was
quite out of the ordinary, really.
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Cardiff is home to
28-year-old student Nadine Aburas.
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Cardiff is home to
28-year-old student Nadine Aburas.
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She was a local girl
from Cardiff Bay.
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Was very sort of close
to her family -
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her mother and her siblings.
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{\an8}Nadine was talented,
she was slim, she was petite.
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{\an8}Nadine was talented,
she was slim, she was petite.
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{\an8}Nadine was talented,
she was slim, she was petite.
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{\an8}She was the centre
of a very devout Muslim family.
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{\an8}She was the centre
of a very devout Muslim family.
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She was a sister
to six brothers and sisters.
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She was a sister
to six brothers and sisters.
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She was aunt
to nine nieces and nephews.
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She was aunt
to nine nieces and nephews.
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Her mother, Andrea, described her
as the glue of the family.
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Her mother, Andrea, described her
as the glue of the family.
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Sadly, one gaping hole in her life
was the fact that she hadn't,
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Sadly, one gaping hole in her life
was the fact that she hadn't,
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unlike many of her brothers
and sisters, met the right person.
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unlike many of her brothers
and sisters, met the right person.
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Nadine had previously been
in a relationship with a Muslim man.
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Nadine had previously been
in a relationship with a Muslim man.
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Unfortunately, that relationship
hadn't worked out,
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Unfortunately, that relationship
hadn't worked out,
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and they had separated and divorced,
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and they had separated and divorced,
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and Nadine was looking
to find companionship and a partner.
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and Nadine was looking
to find companionship and a partner.
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and Nadine was looking
to find companionship and a partner.
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One of the areas that Nadine looked
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One of the areas that Nadine looked
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to find a partner
was using an online dating site.
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to find a partner
was using an online dating site.
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The dating site focused its services
for people of a Muslim faith.
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The dating site focused its services
for people of a Muslim faith.
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The dating site focused its services
for people of a Muslim faith.
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Over about the last 10, 15 years,
the internet is used by everybody.
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Over about the last 10, 15 years,
the internet is used by everybody.
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Over about the last 10, 15 years,
the internet is used by everybody.
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{\an8}There's a new expression,
actually, at the moment
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{\an8}called "social internet usage".
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{\an8}Erm, if you look
at how you and I and other people
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{\an8}Erm, if you look
at how you and I and other people
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{\an8}will now use the internet,
as you get older,
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{\an8}will now use the internet,
as you get older,
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{\an8}it tends to be far more about
family matters and business matters.
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{\an8}it tends to be far more about
family matters and business matters.
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But when you're young,
the internet is gonna be used
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But when you're young,
the internet is gonna be used
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for social internet usage,
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which means
it's going to be about social media.
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which means
it's going to be about social media.
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It's gonna be now about apps.
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It's going to be
about contacting people.
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As we now know, you've got over 50%
of most relationships
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As we now know, you've got over 50%
of most relationships
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As we now know, you've got over 50%
of most relationships
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now begin in the online world.
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now begin in the online world.
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A lot of that is to do with ease
of connectivity and communication,
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A lot of that is to do with ease
of connectivity and communication,
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A lot of that is to do with ease
of connectivity and communication,
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but also, there's a feeling or
belief that there's a safety to it,
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but also, there's a feeling or
belief that there's a safety to it,
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which unfortunately,
it's not always gonna be that safe.
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which unfortunately,
it's not always gonna be that safe.
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which unfortunately,
it's not always gonna be that safe.
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I get asked many, many occasions,
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I get asked many, many occasions,
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"Has the internet created,
if you like, sexual predators?"
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"Has the internet created,
if you like, sexual predators?"
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The answer to that is quite easy.
Well, no, it hasn't.
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The answer to that is quite easy.
Well, no, it hasn't.
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But what it does, it facilitates.
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If you go back over time,
most relationships began, in my day,
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If you go back over time,
most relationships began, in my day,
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you'd go to a bar,
you'd go to a restaurant.
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you'd go to a bar,
you'd go to a restaurant.
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But you'd go with company, you'd go
with your friends, your mates.
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But you'd go with company, you'd go
with your friends, your mates.
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And what would happen then,
you might see somebody,
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And what would happen then,
you might see somebody,
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and there was always
that extra element of safety
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and there was always
that extra element of safety
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because of numbers.
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That's not where we are
with the internet,
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especially when it comes
to social dating
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especially when it comes
to social dating
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or dating sites or dating apps.
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You might feel safe because
of where you're accessing the app,
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You might feel safe because
of where you're accessing the app,
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but of course, you are alone, and if
there's any sort of vulnerability,
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but of course, you are alone, and if
there's any sort of vulnerability,
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there's always gonna be
the possibility
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of being online to somebody
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who's going to lie
and be an online predator.
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who's going to lie
and be an online predator.
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On New Year's Eve 2014,
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On New Year's Eve 2014,
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a shocking discovery is made
at the Future Inn hotel.
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a shocking discovery is made
at the Future Inn hotel.
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The duty cleaner
initially went into the Room 203
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The duty cleaner
initially went into the Room 203
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at the Future Inn in Cardiff Bay,
despite the fact
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at the Future Inn in Cardiff Bay,
despite the fact
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there was a do-not-disturb sign
on the door
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and went in and discovered a woman
looking very, very peaceful,
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and went in and discovered a woman
looking very, very peaceful,
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tucked up in bed,
the covers drawn up to her neck.
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tucked up in bed,
the covers drawn up to her neck.
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There was a suicide note
that had been scribbled
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There was a suicide note
that had been scribbled
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on a handwritten piece of paper
next to her.
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on a handwritten piece of paper
next to her.
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on a handwritten piece of paper
next to her.
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Then a call is then, within minutes,
made to South Wales Police,
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Then a call is then, within minutes,
made to South Wales Police,
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notifying them
that a body has been discovered.
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notifying them
that a body has been discovered.
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Police officers rush to the scene.
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While there was
a fairly large police presence,
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While there was
a fairly large police presence,
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and they were having
to kind of be fairly discreet,
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and they were having
to kind of be fairly discreet,
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it wasn't a case where a large area
of Cardiff Bay or whatever
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it wasn't a case where a large area
of Cardiff Bay or whatever
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was cordoned off,
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because that simply isn't something
that can happen.
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because that simply isn't something
that can happen.
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The hotel has got guests, it's got
bookings and things like that.
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The hotel has got guests, it's got
bookings and things like that.
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The hotel has got guests, it's got
bookings and things like that.
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The police needed to do their work,
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and that was obviously prioritised
by all.
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and that was obviously prioritised
by all.
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But the scene itself, you know,
as somebody that...
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But the scene itself, you know,
as somebody that...
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you could walk past it,
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and you'd see
there was police activity.
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But unless you either
knew the circumstances,
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But unless you either
knew the circumstances,
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or unless you were
within the building,
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you probably wouldn't have had
quite a sense of the gravity of it,
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you probably wouldn't have had
quite a sense of the gravity of it,
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because obviously, the crime itself
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was effectively contained
within Room 203.
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was effectively contained
within Room 203.
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We found out that the person
who was found dead in the hotel
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We found out that the person
who was found dead in the hotel
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was Nadine Aburas.
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Nadine was 28 years old.
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Nadine was 28 years old.
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She was a local girl
from Cardiff Bay.
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Was very sort of close
to her family -
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Was very sort of close
to her family -
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her mother and her siblings.
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She's a very sort of happy woman.
She was a student and studying.
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She's a very sort of happy woman.
She was a student and studying.
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Nadine was talented,
she was slim, she was petite.
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Nadine was talented,
she was slim, she was petite.
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She was the centre
of a very devout Muslim family.
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She was the centre
of a very devout Muslim family.
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She was just an ordinary girl,
really, and no-one could have known
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She was just an ordinary girl,
really, and no-one could have known
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this sort of thing
would've happened to her.
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As detectives comb through Room 203,
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As detectives comb through Room 203,
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the scene tells a story far more
sinister than it first appears.
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the scene tells a story far more
sinister than it first appears.
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the scene tells a story far more
sinister than it first appears.
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Police have attended the scene.
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They're suspicious,
they're checking everything out.
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They're suspicious,
they're checking everything out.
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Her body had been washed,
somewhat bizarrely,
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Her body had been washed,
somewhat bizarrely,
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and placed in a duvet,
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in a pose with her hands
across her chest,
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in a pose with her hands
across her chest,
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{\an8}and with a suicide note stating...
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{\an8}and with a suicide note stating...
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But something doesn't look
quite right to them.
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But something doesn't look
quite right to them.
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This apparent suicide note
doesn't feel quite right.
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This apparent suicide note
doesn't feel quite right.
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The circumstances don't look right.
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Upon closer inspection
of Nadine's body,
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Upon closer inspection
of Nadine's body,
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it became clear
that this was not a suicide,
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it became clear
that this was not a suicide,
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but rather a murder.
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The investigation's established
that she had been strangled.
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The investigation's established
that she had been strangled.
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Had just been left
in the hotel room.
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Had just been left
in the hotel room.
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At the first stages, they didn't
know who was responsible for this,
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At the first stages, they didn't
know who was responsible for this,
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and they were obviously
still at large at that point.
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and they were obviously
still at large at that point.
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The hunt for the killer has begun,
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but who exactly
are police searching for?
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but who exactly
are police searching for?
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NARRATOR:
Cardiff, New Year's Eve, 2014.
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NARRATOR:
Cardiff, New Year's Eve, 2014.
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28-year-old Nadine Aburas
is found dead in Room 203
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28-year-old Nadine Aburas
is found dead in Room 203
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28-year-old Nadine Aburas
is found dead in Room 203
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at the Future Inn hotel.
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{\an8}She is tucked up in bed with an
apparent suicide note next to her.
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{\an8}She is tucked up in bed with an
apparent suicide note next to her.
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{\an8}But police quickly realise
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{\an8}the young woman
did not take her own life.
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{\an8}the young woman
did not take her own life.
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{\an8}She has been strangled.
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{\an8}She has been strangled.
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The investigation is now underway.
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The investigation is now underway.
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The first time
that I became aware of this,
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The first time
that I became aware of this,
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as with most of the media,
was very early in 2015.
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as with most of the media,
was very early in 2015.
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It became clear
that there had been a crime
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It became clear
that there had been a crime
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at the Future Inns hotel
in Cardiff Bay,
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at the Future Inns hotel
in Cardiff Bay,
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and it became clear
that this was a murder.
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and it became clear
that this was a murder.
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So, initially,
that was all the, you know,
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So, initially,
that was all the, you know,
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the kind of drip, drip of
information that begins to come out,
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the kind of drip, drip of
information that begins to come out,
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particularly with it being New
Year's Day that this was discovered.
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particularly with it being New
Year's Day that this was discovered.
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particularly with it being New
Year's Day that this was discovered.
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But it very quickly snowballed
into a much higher-profile case
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But it very quickly snowballed
into a much higher-profile case
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that went on
for a protracted period of time,
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that went on
for a protracted period of time,
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but with a large media involvement
as well.
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but with a large media involvement
as well.
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The circumstances of the case
inevitably meant
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The circumstances of the case
inevitably meant
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that there was some significant
coverage in the local media,
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that there was some significant
coverage in the local media,
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and national media as well,
about this incident.
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and national media as well,
about this incident.
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It became very quickly clear
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It became very quickly clear
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that this was a very serious
and quite unusual case, really,
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that this was a very serious
and quite unusual case, really,
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and that Nadine Aburas, very sadly,
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and that Nadine Aburas, very sadly,
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was named as the victim
that had died.
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She actually lived within sight,
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certainly within
a few hundred metres,
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of the hotel
where she ultimately met her death.
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of the hotel
where she ultimately met her death.
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Speaking with hotel staff,
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police learn
that Nadine arrived at the hotel
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police learn
that Nadine arrived at the hotel
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accompanied by a man
the night before her body was found.
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accompanied by a man
the night before her body was found.
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She'd been there
with a former partner,
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She'd been there
with a former partner,
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Sammy Almahri, from New York.
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Sammy Almahri, from New York.
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In 2012,
Nadine started to talk online
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In 2012,
Nadine started to talk online
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with an individual
called Sammy Almahri.
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with an individual
called Sammy Almahri.
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That relationship continued
very much online, with chats,
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That relationship continued
very much online, with chats,
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That relationship continued
very much online, with chats,
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for over a year.
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for over a year.
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He had a flat in Brooklyn.
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He was, like many New Yorkers,
brash, self-confident,
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He was, like many New Yorkers,
brash, self-confident,
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He was, like many New Yorkers,
brash, self-confident,
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not unhappy in a confrontation.
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not unhappy in a confrontation.
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But these were qualities
that Nadine admired.
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But these were qualities
that Nadine admired.
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But these were qualities
that Nadine admired.
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With a vast Atlantic Ocean
between them,
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With a vast Atlantic Ocean
between them,
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was started by online,
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and Skyping,
as was popular in those days,
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and Skyping,
as was popular in those days,
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and text and phone calls and emails.
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and text and phone calls and emails.
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During the online conversations,
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Almahri was very supportive
of Nadine's studies,
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Almahri was very supportive
of Nadine's studies,
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very charming, keen to impress,
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very charming, keen to impress,
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and portrayed himself
as the perfect gentleman.
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and portrayed himself
as the perfect gentleman.
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During 2013, Almahri made a number
of visits to Cardiff to see Nadine,
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During 2013, Almahri made a number
of visits to Cardiff to see Nadine,
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During 2013, Almahri made a number
of visits to Cardiff to see Nadine,
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and during each of those visits,
he would shower her with gifts,
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and during each of those visits,
he would shower her with gifts,
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be the perfect gentleman,
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discuss their plans for the future
and how supportive he was gonna be.
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discuss their plans for the future
and how supportive he was gonna be.
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He was keen to be supportive
in relation to her studies
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He was keen to be supportive
in relation to her studies
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and really extended the persona
that he had portrayed online
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and really extended the persona
that he had portrayed online
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and really extended the persona
that he had portrayed online
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in terms of perfect gentleman
and wanting to be there for her.
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in terms of perfect gentleman
and wanting to be there for her.
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Things were getting serious
between them.
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At the time when she first met him,
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he seemed very bright, open,
and fun to be with.
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he seemed very bright, open,
and fun to be with.
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he seemed very bright, open,
and fun to be with.
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Nadine arrived at the hotel
shortly after 9pm,
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Nadine arrived at the hotel
shortly after 9pm,
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where she met Almahri.
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where she met Almahri.
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Together, they went up to Room 203,
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Together, they went up to Room 203,
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and CCTV from the hotel shows them
both entering the hotel room.
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and CCTV from the hotel shows them
both entering the hotel room.
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and CCTV from the hotel shows them
both entering the hotel room.
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That same CCTV shows that,
shortly after midnight,
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That same CCTV shows that,
shortly after midnight,
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That same CCTV shows that,
shortly after midnight,
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Almahri leaves that hotel room
alone.
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Almahri leaves that hotel room
alone.
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{\an8}Nadine's nowhere to be seen.
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{\an8}Almahri was seen attending
the Grosvenor Casino nearby.
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{\an8}Almahri was seen attending
the Grosvenor Casino nearby.
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{\an8}It was there he asked if he could
take out £10,000 in cash.
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{\an8}It was there he asked if he could
take out £10,000 in cash.
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{\an8}Took a number of shots of tequila
and asked a member staff
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{\an8}Took a number of shots of tequila
and asked a member staff
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{\an8}Took a number of shots of tequila
and asked a member staff
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{\an8}if he could fill a water bottle up
with tequila.
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{\an8}That was refused.
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{\an8}Throughout the night and into
the early hours of the morning,
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{\an8}Throughout the night and into
the early hours of the morning,
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{\an8}Almahri was extremely intoxicated,
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{\an8}Almahri was extremely intoxicated,
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{\an8}having taken numerous amounts
of tequila shots,
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{\an8}having taken numerous amounts
of tequila shots,
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{\an8}and he was visibly drunk
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{\an8}when he was seen by members of staff
at the hotel
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{\an8}and members of the public.
439
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{\an8}Yeah, he was just
in a complete state.
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{\an8}Yeah, he was just
in a complete state.
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From there,
he returned to the hotel.
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From there,
he returned to the hotel.
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Spoke to a member of staff,
who opened up the bar for him,
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Spoke to a member of staff,
who opened up the bar for him,
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and he took two bottles of lager
to his room.
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and he took two bottles of lager
to his room.
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{\an8}A matter of hours later, he left
the hotel room for the last time,
448
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{\an8}A matter of hours later, he left
the hotel room for the last time,
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{\an8}got into Nadine's car,
and made his way to the M4.
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00:13:22,215 --> 00:13:23,455
{\an8}got into Nadine's car,
and made his way to the M4.
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After initially driving in the
wrong direction towards West Wales,
452
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After initially driving in the
wrong direction towards West Wales,
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he then turned round
and then drove towards Heathrow
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he then turned round
and then drove towards Heathrow
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before getting on a plane
out of the country.
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before getting on a plane
out of the country.
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In a chilling turn,
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hotel staff receive
a sinister phone call from Almahri.
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hotel staff receive
a sinister phone call from Almahri.
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Sammy Almahri actually phones
the Future Inns hotel, and he says,
461
00:13:47,615 --> 00:13:49,615
Sammy Almahri actually phones
the Future Inns hotel, and he says,
462
00:13:49,655 --> 00:13:49,935
Sammy Almahri actually phones
the Future Inns hotel, and he says,
463
00:13:49,975 --> 00:13:51,975
"I'm concerned about my friend in
Room 203. Could you check on her?"
464
00:13:52,015 --> 00:13:53,495
"I'm concerned about my friend in
Room 203. Could you check on her?"
465
00:13:53,535 --> 00:13:54,775
But obviously, by this stage,
466
00:13:54,815 --> 00:13:56,815
the horrible truth is known that
Nadine Aburas is no longer alive.
467
00:13:56,855 --> 00:13:58,535
the horrible truth is known that
Nadine Aburas is no longer alive.
468
00:13:58,575 --> 00:14:00,455
PHONE RINGS
469
00:14:20,495 --> 00:14:22,495
The conversation that he has
becomes very, very unusual.
470
00:14:22,535 --> 00:14:23,775
The conversation that he has
becomes very, very unusual.
471
00:14:23,815 --> 00:14:25,175
It goes from one police officer,
472
00:14:25,215 --> 00:14:27,215
it's then passed on
to a negotiator.
473
00:14:27,255 --> 00:14:27,575
it's then passed on
to a negotiator.
474
00:14:27,615 --> 00:14:29,615
They can hear, very chillingly,
another woman in the background,
475
00:14:29,655 --> 00:14:30,495
They can hear, very chillingly,
another woman in the background,
476
00:14:30,535 --> 00:14:32,535
and he then says, "I'm going to do
to her what I did to Nadine."
477
00:14:32,575 --> 00:14:34,135
and he then says, "I'm going to do
to her what I did to Nadine."
478
00:14:34,175 --> 00:14:36,175
They form the opinion that perhaps
he's under the influence of alcohol
479
00:14:36,215 --> 00:14:37,655
They form the opinion that perhaps
he's under the influence of alcohol
480
00:14:37,695 --> 00:14:39,695
or something else, because
he doesn't seem at all stable.
481
00:14:39,735 --> 00:14:40,495
or something else, because
he doesn't seem at all stable.
482
00:14:40,535 --> 00:14:41,935
He seems completely irrational -
483
00:14:41,975 --> 00:14:43,975
going from being concerned
about Nadine
484
00:14:44,015 --> 00:14:44,295
going from being concerned
about Nadine
485
00:14:44,335 --> 00:14:46,335
to being quite terrifying in some
of the things that he's saying.
486
00:14:46,375 --> 00:14:47,615
to being quite terrifying in some
of the things that he's saying.
487
00:14:47,655 --> 00:14:49,655
Having identified Almahri
as a suspect,
488
00:14:49,695 --> 00:14:50,095
Having identified Almahri
as a suspect,
489
00:14:50,135 --> 00:14:52,135
the investigating team's attention
turned to locating him.
490
00:14:52,175 --> 00:14:54,175
the investigating team's attention
turned to locating him.
491
00:14:54,215 --> 00:14:54,455
the investigating team's attention
turned to locating him.
492
00:14:54,495 --> 00:14:55,415
He was still at large.
493
00:14:55,455 --> 00:14:57,455
This has gone from just a small
investigation contained to Wales
494
00:14:57,495 --> 00:14:59,415
This has gone from just a small
investigation contained to Wales
495
00:14:59,455 --> 00:15:01,455
but had now gone international.
496
00:15:01,495 --> 00:15:01,735
but had now gone international.
497
00:15:01,775 --> 00:15:03,775
With the victim identified
as Nadine Aburas,
498
00:15:03,815 --> 00:15:04,775
With the victim identified
as Nadine Aburas,
499
00:15:04,815 --> 00:15:06,815
police break the news of her death
to her family.
500
00:15:06,855 --> 00:15:08,455
police break the news of her death
to her family.
501
00:15:08,495 --> 00:15:10,495
Specialist officers would've been
sent round to speak to her family,
502
00:15:10,535 --> 00:15:12,455
Specialist officers would've been
sent round to speak to her family,
503
00:15:12,495 --> 00:15:14,495
and that would be
a devastating message to give
504
00:15:14,535 --> 00:15:15,655
and that would be
a devastating message to give
505
00:15:15,695 --> 00:15:17,695
and an even more devastating message
to receive for the family.
506
00:15:17,735 --> 00:15:19,215
and an even more devastating message
to receive for the family.
507
00:15:19,255 --> 00:15:21,255
One can only imagine how distraught
they must have been.
508
00:15:21,295 --> 00:15:22,175
One can only imagine how distraught
they must have been.
509
00:15:24,935 --> 00:15:26,535
During the investigation,
510
00:15:26,575 --> 00:15:28,575
police try
to learn more about Nadine
511
00:15:28,615 --> 00:15:28,895
police try
to learn more about Nadine
512
00:15:28,935 --> 00:15:30,935
and her turbulent relationship
with Sammy Almahri
513
00:15:30,975 --> 00:15:31,295
and her turbulent relationship
with Sammy Almahri
514
00:15:31,335 --> 00:15:33,335
and the events that led up
to the murder.
515
00:15:33,375 --> 00:15:33,575
and the events that led up
to the murder.
516
00:15:35,735 --> 00:15:37,735
She met somebody
that she seemed, initially,
517
00:15:37,775 --> 00:15:38,015
She met somebody
that she seemed, initially,
518
00:15:38,055 --> 00:15:39,415
in terms of messages, to click with.
519
00:15:39,455 --> 00:15:41,135
There was a spark
between the two of them,
520
00:15:41,175 --> 00:15:42,815
and there was lots of communication,
521
00:15:42,855 --> 00:15:44,855
and it was said that he became
besotted, basically, with Nadine.
522
00:15:44,895 --> 00:15:45,735
and it was said that he became
besotted, basically, with Nadine.
523
00:15:45,775 --> 00:15:47,775
He would shower her with gifts.
524
00:15:47,815 --> 00:15:48,055
He would shower her with gifts.
525
00:15:48,095 --> 00:15:50,095
He gave her money
for things like a laptop and a car.
526
00:15:50,135 --> 00:15:50,695
He gave her money
for things like a laptop and a car.
527
00:15:50,735 --> 00:15:52,735
So he was very, very... outwardly,
very, very generous towards her,
528
00:15:52,775 --> 00:15:54,095
So he was very, very... outwardly,
very, very generous towards her,
529
00:15:54,135 --> 00:15:56,135
and that was the kind of genesis
of their relationship.
530
00:15:56,175 --> 00:15:57,415
and that was the kind of genesis
of their relationship.
531
00:15:58,775 --> 00:16:00,775
But this was to hide a darker side
which emerged only later,
532
00:16:00,815 --> 00:16:02,615
But this was to hide a darker side
which emerged only later,
533
00:16:02,655 --> 00:16:04,655
but at the time, things seemed
to be carrying on very well.
534
00:16:04,695 --> 00:16:05,335
but at the time, things seemed
to be carrying on very well.
535
00:16:05,375 --> 00:16:07,375
It was only in 2014 that Nadine's
friends could see a marked shift,
536
00:16:07,415 --> 00:16:09,415
It was only in 2014 that Nadine's
friends could see a marked shift,
537
00:16:09,455 --> 00:16:11,455
It was only in 2014 that Nadine's
friends could see a marked shift,
538
00:16:11,495 --> 00:16:11,975
It was only in 2014 that Nadine's
friends could see a marked shift,
539
00:16:12,015 --> 00:16:14,015
and Nadine was clearly now
a very worried woman.
540
00:16:14,055 --> 00:16:14,775
and Nadine was clearly now
a very worried woman.
541
00:16:16,615 --> 00:16:18,615
She went to New York herself
in 2014.
542
00:16:18,655 --> 00:16:19,255
She went to New York herself
in 2014.
543
00:16:19,295 --> 00:16:21,175
Sammy Almahri
really was a fantasist,
544
00:16:21,215 --> 00:16:22,575
or certainly was a liar.
545
00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:24,615
He projected this image that
he was a very, very wealthy tycoon
546
00:16:24,655 --> 00:16:26,655
He projected this image that
he was a very, very wealthy tycoon
547
00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:26,935
He projected this image that
he was a very, very wealthy tycoon
548
00:16:26,975 --> 00:16:28,575
of some description.
549
00:16:28,615 --> 00:16:30,615
When she went to his apartment
in Brooklyn,
550
00:16:30,655 --> 00:16:31,015
When she went to his apartment
in Brooklyn,
551
00:16:31,055 --> 00:16:33,055
while he did have
some kind of business,
552
00:16:33,095 --> 00:16:33,375
while he did have
some kind of business,
553
00:16:33,415 --> 00:16:35,415
it in no way matched
exactly what he had claimed,
554
00:16:35,455 --> 00:16:36,935
it in no way matched
exactly what he had claimed,
555
00:16:36,975 --> 00:16:38,415
the wealth that he claimed to have,
556
00:16:38,455 --> 00:16:40,055
the lifestyle
that he claimed to have.
557
00:16:40,095 --> 00:16:41,855
Despite indicating to Nadine
558
00:16:41,895 --> 00:16:43,895
that he was a successful,
rich business person,
559
00:16:43,935 --> 00:16:44,975
that he was a successful,
rich business person,
560
00:16:45,015 --> 00:16:47,015
actually, Almahri drove a limousine
for a living,
561
00:16:47,055 --> 00:16:47,615
actually, Almahri drove a limousine
for a living,
562
00:16:47,655 --> 00:16:49,655
probably came into contact
with wealthy people.
563
00:16:49,695 --> 00:16:49,975
probably came into contact
with wealthy people.
564
00:16:50,015 --> 00:16:51,855
It's possible
that Almahri saw the lifestyles
565
00:16:51,895 --> 00:16:53,895
of the people that he was
working for and was jealous.
566
00:16:53,935 --> 00:16:54,895
of the people that he was
working for and was jealous.
567
00:16:54,935 --> 00:16:56,575
He might have desired
to live like that,
568
00:16:56,615 --> 00:16:58,295
and he created his own account
569
00:16:58,335 --> 00:17:00,335
and his own world of living
like that, which he sold to Nadine.
570
00:17:00,375 --> 00:17:01,935
and his own world of living
like that, which he sold to Nadine.
571
00:17:01,975 --> 00:17:03,975
He wasn't this kind of lavish,
big-living man.
572
00:17:04,015 --> 00:17:04,655
He wasn't this kind of lavish,
big-living man.
573
00:17:04,695 --> 00:17:06,615
But, you know, there's no suggestion
574
00:17:06,655 --> 00:17:08,375
that Nadine was kind of in it
for the money.
575
00:17:08,415 --> 00:17:09,975
She seemed to like him
for who he was.
576
00:17:10,015 --> 00:17:12,015
They'd met,
they'd struck up a relationship,
577
00:17:12,055 --> 00:17:12,335
They'd met,
they'd struck up a relationship,
578
00:17:12,375 --> 00:17:14,375
but he clearly hadn't been honest
with her from the start.
579
00:17:14,415 --> 00:17:14,695
but he clearly hadn't been honest
with her from the start.
580
00:17:14,735 --> 00:17:16,735
And this was where things
really, really turned sour.
581
00:17:16,775 --> 00:17:18,095
And this was where things
really, really turned sour.
582
00:17:18,135 --> 00:17:19,495
She shared images with her family
583
00:17:19,535 --> 00:17:21,535
that showed her
with a black eye, a split lip.
584
00:17:21,575 --> 00:17:22,655
that showed her
with a black eye, a split lip.
585
00:17:22,695 --> 00:17:24,615
He'd clearly been violent
towards her.
586
00:17:24,655 --> 00:17:26,095
When she returned,
587
00:17:26,135 --> 00:17:28,135
having said to Sammy Almahri
that their relationship was over,
588
00:17:28,175 --> 00:17:29,095
having said to Sammy Almahri
that their relationship was over,
589
00:17:29,135 --> 00:17:30,655
she also made a report to police
590
00:17:30,695 --> 00:17:32,695
saying that she had been raped
by Sammy Almahri,
591
00:17:32,735 --> 00:17:33,015
saying that she had been raped
by Sammy Almahri,
592
00:17:33,055 --> 00:17:34,935
and that he had attempted
to strangle her.
593
00:17:34,975 --> 00:17:36,615
However, that wasn't proceeded with.
594
00:17:36,655 --> 00:17:38,615
This was a very traumatic experience
for her,
595
00:17:38,655 --> 00:17:40,655
what she'd been through
and her relationship with Almahri.
596
00:17:40,695 --> 00:17:41,895
what she'd been through
and her relationship with Almahri.
597
00:17:41,935 --> 00:17:43,935
Nadine would try to distance herself
from Almahri,
598
00:17:43,975 --> 00:17:45,295
Nadine would try to distance herself
from Almahri,
599
00:17:45,335 --> 00:17:47,335
but he had a disturbing plan
to try to keep her close.
600
00:17:47,375 --> 00:17:48,695
but he had a disturbing plan
to try to keep her close.
601
00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:50,735
{\an8}She confided to some friends
that not only had she been raped,
602
00:17:50,775 --> 00:17:52,775
{\an8}She confided to some friends
that not only had she been raped,
603
00:17:52,815 --> 00:17:53,095
{\an8}She confided to some friends
that not only had she been raped,
604
00:17:53,135 --> 00:17:55,135
{\an8}but that she was now
desperately, desperately worried
605
00:17:55,175 --> 00:17:56,415
{\an8}but that she was now
desperately, desperately worried
606
00:17:56,455 --> 00:17:58,455
{\an8}about a potential blackmail plot
that Almahri was cooking up for her.
607
00:17:58,495 --> 00:18:00,495
{\an8}about a potential blackmail plot
that Almahri was cooking up for her.
608
00:18:00,535 --> 00:18:01,935
{\an8}about a potential blackmail plot
that Almahri was cooking up for her.
609
00:18:01,975 --> 00:18:03,975
Almahri had threatened,
if she was ever to leave him,
610
00:18:04,015 --> 00:18:06,015
Almahri had threatened,
if she was ever to leave him,
611
00:18:06,055 --> 00:18:08,055
then he would send topless pictures
of her to her family.
612
00:18:08,095 --> 00:18:10,095
then he would send topless pictures
of her to her family.
613
00:18:10,135 --> 00:18:10,415
then he would send topless pictures
of her to her family.
614
00:18:10,455 --> 00:18:12,455
He had taken pictures of Nadine
while she was in the shower
615
00:18:12,495 --> 00:18:13,015
He had taken pictures of Nadine
while she was in the shower
616
00:18:13,055 --> 00:18:15,055
when she was visiting him,
and he very, very cruelly said,
617
00:18:15,095 --> 00:18:16,855
when she was visiting him,
and he very, very cruelly said,
618
00:18:16,895 --> 00:18:18,735
"I'm going to post these
to Facebook.
619
00:18:18,775 --> 00:18:20,535
"I'm gonna shame you
in front of your family
620
00:18:20,575 --> 00:18:22,015
"by sharing these images."
621
00:18:22,055 --> 00:18:24,055
Now, this was a serious, serious
issue for a devout Muslim family
622
00:18:24,095 --> 00:18:26,095
Now, this was a serious, serious
issue for a devout Muslim family
623
00:18:26,135 --> 00:18:26,855
Now, this was a serious, serious
issue for a devout Muslim family
624
00:18:26,895 --> 00:18:28,895
that Nadine was at the centre of.
625
00:18:28,935 --> 00:18:29,535
that Nadine was at the centre of.
626
00:18:29,575 --> 00:18:31,295
There's no question
627
00:18:31,335 --> 00:18:33,335
that this would be utter humiliation
which she would never lived out.
628
00:18:33,375 --> 00:18:35,375
that this would be utter humiliation
which she would never lived out.
629
00:18:35,415 --> 00:18:35,695
that this would be utter humiliation
which she would never lived out.
630
00:18:35,735 --> 00:18:37,535
It would be the end
of her life in the family.
631
00:18:37,575 --> 00:18:39,535
It was that serious.
632
00:18:39,575 --> 00:18:41,575
I'm convinced
that utmost in her mind
633
00:18:41,615 --> 00:18:42,735
I'm convinced
that utmost in her mind
634
00:18:42,775 --> 00:18:44,775
was that she had
to get the pictures back.
635
00:18:44,815 --> 00:18:45,495
was that she had
to get the pictures back.
636
00:18:45,535 --> 00:18:47,535
The least people
who knew about this, the better.
637
00:18:47,575 --> 00:18:47,855
The least people
who knew about this, the better.
638
00:18:47,895 --> 00:18:49,895
{\an8}This was an issue that Nadine
had to get to the bottom of
639
00:18:49,935 --> 00:18:50,575
{\an8}This was an issue that Nadine
had to get to the bottom of
640
00:18:50,615 --> 00:18:52,615
{\an8}and end herself.
641
00:18:52,655 --> 00:18:52,895
{\an8}and end herself.
642
00:18:52,935 --> 00:18:54,935
And Nadine wanted
to finish completely with Almahri
643
00:18:54,975 --> 00:18:56,055
And Nadine wanted
to finish completely with Almahri
644
00:18:56,095 --> 00:18:57,735
and get him out of her life,
645
00:18:57,775 --> 00:18:59,775
but she could only do it
on her terms,
646
00:18:59,815 --> 00:19:00,095
but she could only do it
on her terms,
647
00:19:00,135 --> 00:19:02,135
and her terms had to be
to see those pictures destroyed
648
00:19:02,175 --> 00:19:03,255
and her terms had to be
to see those pictures destroyed
649
00:19:03,295 --> 00:19:05,055
or back in her own possession.
650
00:19:05,095 --> 00:19:07,055
There was no question
of just walking out.
651
00:19:07,095 --> 00:19:09,095
{\an8}If she was going to walk out, she
had to walk out with those pictures.
652
00:19:09,135 --> 00:19:09,935
{\an8}If she was going to walk out, she
had to walk out with those pictures.
653
00:19:09,975 --> 00:19:11,975
This was a secret
that she really kept to herself.
654
00:19:12,015 --> 00:19:12,295
This was a secret
that she really kept to herself.
655
00:19:12,335 --> 00:19:14,015
She had done
absolutely nothing wrong.
656
00:19:14,055 --> 00:19:15,815
There was nothing
she could have done
657
00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:17,375
to have prevented that happening.
658
00:19:17,415 --> 00:19:19,215
But it exercises sheer terror
over her,
659
00:19:19,255 --> 00:19:20,575
and it enables Sammy Almahri
660
00:19:20,615 --> 00:19:22,615
to remain in this position
of complete control over her.
661
00:19:22,655 --> 00:19:23,375
to remain in this position
of complete control over her.
662
00:19:23,415 --> 00:19:25,415
Whether he is 5,000 miles away
or on her doorstep,
663
00:19:25,455 --> 00:19:26,655
Whether he is 5,000 miles away
or on her doorstep,
664
00:19:26,695 --> 00:19:28,415
he's effectively in her pocket
all the time
665
00:19:28,455 --> 00:19:29,895
because he's contacting her.
666
00:19:29,935 --> 00:19:31,215
Even when she's blocking him
667
00:19:31,255 --> 00:19:33,255
on messaging services
like Viber and WhatsApp,
668
00:19:33,295 --> 00:19:33,935
on messaging services
like Viber and WhatsApp,
669
00:19:33,975 --> 00:19:35,935
he's still able to see
what she's doing,
670
00:19:35,975 --> 00:19:37,975
and he's able to call her -
it's incessant.
671
00:19:38,015 --> 00:19:39,015
and he's able to call her -
it's incessant.
672
00:19:39,055 --> 00:19:41,055
Despite the threat of blackmail
Sammy gave to Nadine
673
00:19:41,095 --> 00:19:41,335
Despite the threat of blackmail
Sammy gave to Nadine
674
00:19:41,375 --> 00:19:42,535
if she'd leave him,
675
00:19:42,575 --> 00:19:44,415
she began dating another man.
676
00:19:44,455 --> 00:19:46,455
But Almahri soon finds out.
677
00:19:46,495 --> 00:19:46,655
But Almahri soon finds out.
678
00:19:48,215 --> 00:19:50,215
Almahri had given a gift
of a mobile phone to Nadine
679
00:19:50,255 --> 00:19:52,255
Almahri had given a gift
of a mobile phone to Nadine
680
00:19:52,295 --> 00:19:52,575
Almahri had given a gift
of a mobile phone to Nadine
681
00:19:52,615 --> 00:19:54,615
back in 2012, 2013.
682
00:19:54,655 --> 00:19:54,935
back in 2012, 2013.
683
00:19:54,975 --> 00:19:56,855
Now, everybody likes a new phone.
684
00:19:56,895 --> 00:19:58,895
"Thank you very much.
Very nice indeed."
685
00:19:58,935 --> 00:20:00,935
{\an8}But Almahri had used the phone,
interrogated the phone,
686
00:20:00,975 --> 00:20:02,975
{\an8}But Almahri had used the phone,
interrogated the phone,
687
00:20:03,015 --> 00:20:03,535
{\an8}But Almahri had used the phone,
interrogated the phone,
688
00:20:03,575 --> 00:20:05,575
{\an8}so knew the details
and the information on it
689
00:20:05,615 --> 00:20:07,615
{\an8}so knew the details
and the information on it
690
00:20:07,655 --> 00:20:07,935
{\an8}so knew the details
and the information on it
691
00:20:07,975 --> 00:20:09,975
{\an8}so that he was then able
to create an app on his own phone
692
00:20:10,015 --> 00:20:11,455
{\an8}so that he was then able
to create an app on his own phone
693
00:20:11,495 --> 00:20:13,495
{\an8}which had access to texts
that were going into Nadine's phone.
694
00:20:13,535 --> 00:20:15,535
{\an8}which had access to texts
that were going into Nadine's phone.
695
00:20:15,575 --> 00:20:16,535
{\an8}which had access to texts
that were going into Nadine's phone.
696
00:20:16,575 --> 00:20:18,575
So there he was in Brooklyn,
697
00:20:18,615 --> 00:20:19,015
So there he was in Brooklyn,
698
00:20:19,055 --> 00:20:21,055
able to keep a minute-by-minute
monitoring of her life in Cardiff.
699
00:20:21,095 --> 00:20:23,095
able to keep a minute-by-minute
monitoring of her life in Cardiff.
700
00:20:23,135 --> 00:20:24,535
able to keep a minute-by-minute
monitoring of her life in Cardiff.
701
00:20:26,135 --> 00:20:28,135
He can switch on the camera,
he can switch on the microphone,
702
00:20:28,175 --> 00:20:28,695
He can switch on the camera,
he can switch on the microphone,
703
00:20:28,735 --> 00:20:30,495
he can listen
to all the telephone calls.
704
00:20:30,535 --> 00:20:32,535
Spyware is very, very easy
to put on someone's device,
705
00:20:32,575 --> 00:20:34,135
Spyware is very, very easy
to put on someone's device,
706
00:20:34,175 --> 00:20:36,175
and if it's a app,
he can hide that in another app,
707
00:20:36,215 --> 00:20:36,575
and if it's a app,
he can hide that in another app,
708
00:20:36,615 --> 00:20:38,615
so you wouldn't even see it
as an icon.
709
00:20:38,655 --> 00:20:39,175
so you wouldn't even see it
as an icon.
710
00:20:39,215 --> 00:20:41,215
He was able to spy on Nadine
across the Atlantic,
711
00:20:41,255 --> 00:20:43,255
He was able to spy on Nadine
across the Atlantic,
712
00:20:43,295 --> 00:20:43,655
He was able to spy on Nadine
across the Atlantic,
713
00:20:43,695 --> 00:20:45,655
3,000 miles away.
714
00:20:45,695 --> 00:20:47,695
Today, that sounds
almost like a James Bond thing.
715
00:20:47,735 --> 00:20:48,295
Today, that sounds
almost like a James Bond thing.
716
00:20:48,335 --> 00:20:50,335
Ten years ago, in 2012, 2013,
717
00:20:50,375 --> 00:20:51,495
Ten years ago, in 2012, 2013,
718
00:20:51,535 --> 00:20:53,535
this is an astonishing feat
of IT espionage.
719
00:20:53,575 --> 00:20:55,135
this is an astonishing feat
of IT espionage.
720
00:20:55,175 --> 00:20:57,175
But it meant that Almahri
knew everything, virtually,
721
00:20:57,215 --> 00:20:59,215
But it meant that Almahri
knew everything, virtually,
722
00:20:59,255 --> 00:20:59,775
But it meant that Almahri
knew everything, virtually,
723
00:20:59,815 --> 00:21:01,815
that Nadine was up to,
and he very quickly cottoned on
724
00:21:01,855 --> 00:21:02,295
that Nadine was up to,
and he very quickly cottoned on
725
00:21:02,335 --> 00:21:03,975
that there was a new man
in her life.
726
00:21:04,015 --> 00:21:05,455
She became aware of this
727
00:21:05,495 --> 00:21:07,495
because he was saying things
in the messages
728
00:21:07,535 --> 00:21:07,895
because he was saying things
in the messages
729
00:21:07,935 --> 00:21:09,935
that can only have been
by listening in.
730
00:21:09,975 --> 00:21:10,735
that can only have been
by listening in.
731
00:21:10,775 --> 00:21:11,855
So he's put that on,
732
00:21:11,895 --> 00:21:13,775
but that's just that element
of control.
733
00:21:13,815 --> 00:21:15,255
At that stage, he must have...
734
00:21:15,295 --> 00:21:17,295
he thought he was losing her
or had lost her.
735
00:21:17,335 --> 00:21:17,575
he thought he was losing her
or had lost her.
736
00:21:17,615 --> 00:21:19,095
So how do you get her back?
737
00:21:19,135 --> 00:21:21,135
Well, in fact, you're not going to,
but he didn't want that.
738
00:21:21,175 --> 00:21:21,975
Well, in fact, you're not going to,
but he didn't want that.
739
00:21:22,015 --> 00:21:23,735
He didn't want her
out of his life,
740
00:21:23,775 --> 00:21:25,615
so therefore,
he needed to control it.
741
00:21:25,655 --> 00:21:27,655
Now, when he put them on, though,
that was before the New York trip
742
00:21:27,695 --> 00:21:28,975
Now, when he put them on, though,
that was before the New York trip
743
00:21:29,015 --> 00:21:31,015
because he bought the gifts,
so he's now planned this.
744
00:21:31,055 --> 00:21:32,295
because he bought the gifts,
so he's now planned this.
745
00:21:32,335 --> 00:21:34,335
So the control
goes all the way back.
746
00:21:34,375 --> 00:21:34,655
So the control
goes all the way back.
747
00:21:34,695 --> 00:21:36,695
It doesn't just start
when she was in New York,
748
00:21:36,735 --> 00:21:37,015
It doesn't just start
when she was in New York,
749
00:21:37,055 --> 00:21:39,055
the control began when he actually
had his three visits to Cardiff.
750
00:21:39,095 --> 00:21:41,095
the control began when he actually
had his three visits to Cardiff.
751
00:21:41,135 --> 00:21:41,695
the control began when he actually
had his three visits to Cardiff.
752
00:21:41,735 --> 00:21:43,735
Almahri was determined to stop this,
753
00:21:43,775 --> 00:21:44,495
Almahri was determined to stop this,
754
00:21:44,535 --> 00:21:46,455
to stop another man getting hold
755
00:21:46,495 --> 00:21:48,415
of what he considered
to be his possession.
756
00:21:57,855 --> 00:21:59,575
NARRATOR: Cardiff, 2014.
757
00:22:01,495 --> 00:22:03,495
28-year-old Nadine Aburas
is being stalked and threatened
758
00:22:03,535 --> 00:22:05,455
28-year-old Nadine Aburas
is being stalked and threatened
759
00:22:05,495 --> 00:22:07,495
by her ex-partner Sammy Almahri,
760
00:22:07,535 --> 00:22:07,895
by her ex-partner Sammy Almahri,
761
00:22:07,935 --> 00:22:09,935
who has discovered
she's dating another man,
762
00:22:09,975 --> 00:22:10,255
who has discovered
she's dating another man,
763
00:22:10,295 --> 00:22:12,175
through spyware he installed
on her phone.
764
00:22:28,375 --> 00:22:30,375
Fearing for her safety,
Nadine confides in her family
765
00:22:30,415 --> 00:22:31,695
Fearing for her safety,
Nadine confides in her family
766
00:22:31,735 --> 00:22:33,535
about Almahri's
threatening messages.
767
00:22:35,175 --> 00:22:37,175
But she doesn't know what to do,
because he's now in contact
768
00:22:37,215 --> 00:22:37,495
But she doesn't know what to do,
because he's now in contact
769
00:22:37,535 --> 00:22:39,535
about the pictures,
about what I'm gonna do.
770
00:22:39,575 --> 00:22:39,855
about the pictures,
about what I'm gonna do.
771
00:22:39,895 --> 00:22:41,895
She realises there's spyware
involved on the phone
772
00:22:41,935 --> 00:22:43,055
She realises there's spyware
involved on the phone
773
00:22:43,095 --> 00:22:44,735
cos he knows everything about her.
774
00:22:44,775 --> 00:22:46,775
So, you've got all this.
She doesn't know what to do.
775
00:22:46,815 --> 00:22:47,335
So, you've got all this.
She doesn't know what to do.
776
00:22:47,375 --> 00:22:49,375
"How do I end this?
How do I stop this?"
777
00:22:49,415 --> 00:22:49,615
"How do I end this?
How do I stop this?"
778
00:22:53,655 --> 00:22:55,655
He flew to the UK
shortly after Christmas.
779
00:22:55,695 --> 00:22:56,615
He flew to the UK
shortly after Christmas.
780
00:22:56,655 --> 00:22:58,655
Travelled from Heathrow
up to Cardiff
781
00:22:58,695 --> 00:22:59,335
Travelled from Heathrow
up to Cardiff
782
00:22:59,375 --> 00:23:01,375
and ensconced himself
in the Fortune Inn, you know,
783
00:23:01,415 --> 00:23:02,295
and ensconced himself
in the Fortune Inn, you know,
784
00:23:02,335 --> 00:23:04,335
which is a hotel in Cardiff Bay,
785
00:23:04,375 --> 00:23:06,375
very close to Nadine's own flat.
786
00:23:06,415 --> 00:23:06,735
very close to Nadine's own flat.
787
00:23:06,775 --> 00:23:08,775
By this time, Nadine's brother
knew that Almahri, A, was in Wales,
788
00:23:08,815 --> 00:23:10,815
By this time, Nadine's brother
knew that Almahri, A, was in Wales,
789
00:23:10,855 --> 00:23:11,175
By this time, Nadine's brother
knew that Almahri, A, was in Wales,
790
00:23:11,215 --> 00:23:12,975
and, B, he was a wrong' un,
791
00:23:13,015 --> 00:23:15,015
and he had to get him out
of his sister's life.
792
00:23:15,055 --> 00:23:17,055
and he had to get him out
of his sister's life.
793
00:23:17,095 --> 00:23:18,255
and he had to get him out
of his sister's life.
794
00:23:18,295 --> 00:23:20,055
So he actually picked him up
for a chat
795
00:23:20,095 --> 00:23:22,095
and then drove him
to Cardiff Central station and said,
796
00:23:22,135 --> 00:23:23,055
and then drove him
to Cardiff Central station and said,
797
00:23:23,095 --> 00:23:25,095
"Right, get on a train
back to London, flight out of here,
798
00:23:25,135 --> 00:23:27,015
"Right, get on a train
back to London, flight out of here,
799
00:23:27,055 --> 00:23:29,055
"go to the States,
and keep away from my sister."
800
00:23:29,095 --> 00:23:29,815
"go to the States,
and keep away from my sister."
801
00:23:29,855 --> 00:23:31,855
Almahri had other ideas.
802
00:23:31,895 --> 00:23:32,215
Almahri had other ideas.
803
00:23:32,255 --> 00:23:34,015
{\an8}He did completely the opposite.
804
00:23:34,055 --> 00:23:36,055
{\an8}As he admits,
he left the brother at the station,
805
00:23:36,095 --> 00:23:38,095
{\an8}As he admits,
he left the brother at the station,
806
00:23:38,135 --> 00:23:38,415
{\an8}As he admits,
he left the brother at the station,
807
00:23:38,455 --> 00:23:40,455
{\an8}turned away from the platform,
bought a bottle gin,
808
00:23:40,495 --> 00:23:41,055
{\an8}turned away from the platform,
bought a bottle gin,
809
00:23:41,095 --> 00:23:43,095
{\an8}and headed straight back
to the hotel.
810
00:23:43,135 --> 00:23:43,415
{\an8}and headed straight back
to the hotel.
811
00:23:43,455 --> 00:23:45,455
Almahri arranged to meet Nadine
for dinner,
812
00:23:45,495 --> 00:23:47,015
Almahri arranged to meet Nadine
for dinner,
813
00:23:47,055 --> 00:23:49,055
no doubt under the cloak
of have peace talks.
814
00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:50,215
no doubt under the cloak
of have peace talks.
815
00:23:51,695 --> 00:23:53,655
Nadine had to take him up
on that offer
816
00:23:53,695 --> 00:23:55,695
if she had any hope
of getting the pictures back.
817
00:23:55,735 --> 00:23:55,975
if she had any hope
of getting the pictures back.
818
00:23:57,455 --> 00:23:59,455
{\an8}Nadine had dinner with Almahri
before the murder occurred.
819
00:23:59,495 --> 00:24:01,375
{\an8}Nadine had dinner with Almahri
before the murder occurred.
820
00:24:01,415 --> 00:24:03,415
{\an8}She probably felt safe amongst
other people and not at risk,
821
00:24:03,455 --> 00:24:05,055
{\an8}She probably felt safe amongst
other people and not at risk,
822
00:24:05,095 --> 00:24:07,095
{\an8}but unfortunately,
she went back to the hotel with him,
823
00:24:07,135 --> 00:24:07,775
{\an8}but unfortunately,
she went back to the hotel with him,
824
00:24:07,815 --> 00:24:09,815
{\an8}which provided an opportunity
for him to be alone with her.
825
00:24:09,855 --> 00:24:10,415
{\an8}which provided an opportunity
for him to be alone with her.
826
00:24:11,655 --> 00:24:13,655
And on that evening,
on New Year's Eve,
827
00:24:13,695 --> 00:24:13,975
And on that evening,
on New Year's Eve,
828
00:24:14,015 --> 00:24:16,015
the CCTV caught her
at 11:15 that night.
829
00:24:16,055 --> 00:24:18,055
the CCTV caught her
at 11:15 that night.
830
00:24:18,095 --> 00:24:18,375
the CCTV caught her
at 11:15 that night.
831
00:24:18,415 --> 00:24:20,415
And these are
the last known sightings of Nadine
832
00:24:20,455 --> 00:24:21,775
And these are
the last known sightings of Nadine
833
00:24:21,815 --> 00:24:23,735
before she was found strangled.
834
00:24:23,775 --> 00:24:25,775
How a strangled woman would commit
suicide, perhaps only Almahri knows.
835
00:24:25,815 --> 00:24:27,815
How a strangled woman would commit
suicide, perhaps only Almahri knows.
836
00:24:27,855 --> 00:24:28,255
How a strangled woman would commit
suicide, perhaps only Almahri knows.
837
00:24:31,375 --> 00:24:32,935
Following Nadine's murder,
838
00:24:32,975 --> 00:24:34,975
Cardiff police
launch an international manhunt
839
00:24:35,015 --> 00:24:35,615
Cardiff police
launch an international manhunt
840
00:24:35,655 --> 00:24:37,655
to track down their prime suspect,
Sammy Almahri.
841
00:24:37,695 --> 00:24:39,695
to track down their prime suspect,
Sammy Almahri.
842
00:24:39,735 --> 00:24:40,015
to track down their prime suspect,
Sammy Almahri.
843
00:24:40,055 --> 00:24:42,055
Sammy Almahri is on the run
for several weeks.
844
00:24:42,095 --> 00:24:42,655
Sammy Almahri is on the run
for several weeks.
845
00:24:42,695 --> 00:24:44,215
And during that period,
846
00:24:44,255 --> 00:24:46,255
there are several very sickening
and distressing things
847
00:24:46,295 --> 00:24:46,935
there are several very sickening
and distressing things
848
00:24:46,975 --> 00:24:48,495
that form a part of that.
849
00:24:48,535 --> 00:24:50,535
A particular disturbing feature
of the manhunt phase
850
00:24:50,575 --> 00:24:52,575
A particular disturbing feature
of the manhunt phase
851
00:24:52,615 --> 00:24:53,575
A particular disturbing feature
of the manhunt phase
852
00:24:53,615 --> 00:24:55,615
is that whilst he was on the run,
853
00:24:55,655 --> 00:24:56,375
is that whilst he was on the run,
854
00:24:56,415 --> 00:24:58,415
Almahri was actually contacting
Nadine's family members,
855
00:24:58,455 --> 00:25:00,455
Almahri was actually contacting
Nadine's family members,
856
00:25:00,495 --> 00:25:00,735
Almahri was actually contacting
Nadine's family members,
857
00:25:00,775 --> 00:25:01,855
taunting them.
858
00:25:01,895 --> 00:25:03,895
He messages her mother.
859
00:25:03,935 --> 00:25:04,175
He messages her mother.
860
00:25:04,215 --> 00:25:06,215
He tells her that he loved Nadine
861
00:25:06,255 --> 00:25:06,495
He tells her that he loved Nadine
862
00:25:06,535 --> 00:25:08,535
and that she should let it go
and things like that.
863
00:25:08,575 --> 00:25:09,855
and that she should let it go
and things like that.
864
00:25:09,895 --> 00:25:11,895
He even begins posting
on her Facebook account
865
00:25:11,935 --> 00:25:12,575
He even begins posting
on her Facebook account
866
00:25:12,615 --> 00:25:14,615
because he's taken her laptop
and phone with her.
867
00:25:14,655 --> 00:25:15,215
because he's taken her laptop
and phone with her.
868
00:25:15,255 --> 00:25:17,255
So this is, understandably, hugely
distressing for everyone involved.
869
00:25:17,295 --> 00:25:19,095
So this is, understandably, hugely
distressing for everyone involved.
870
00:25:19,135 --> 00:25:20,895
And that forms
part of the background
871
00:25:20,935 --> 00:25:22,935
to why police are so keen
to detain him.
872
00:25:22,975 --> 00:25:24,055
to why police are so keen
to detain him.
873
00:25:24,095 --> 00:25:26,095
And then he even extended that
to the investigating officers
874
00:25:26,135 --> 00:25:27,135
And then he even extended that
to the investigating officers
875
00:25:27,175 --> 00:25:29,175
and was known to be laughing at them
down the phone
876
00:25:29,215 --> 00:25:30,055
and was known to be laughing at them
down the phone
877
00:25:30,095 --> 00:25:32,095
at their attempts to trace him.
878
00:25:32,135 --> 00:25:32,735
at their attempts to trace him.
879
00:25:32,775 --> 00:25:34,775
He was giving false locations
as to where he was in the world
880
00:25:34,815 --> 00:25:36,815
He was giving false locations
as to where he was in the world
881
00:25:36,855 --> 00:25:37,095
He was giving false locations
as to where he was in the world
882
00:25:37,135 --> 00:25:39,135
and clearly enjoying the opportunity
883
00:25:39,175 --> 00:25:39,415
and clearly enjoying the opportunity
884
00:25:39,455 --> 00:25:41,455
to just taunt
the investigation team.
885
00:25:41,495 --> 00:25:41,975
to just taunt
the investigation team.
886
00:26:03,695 --> 00:26:05,695
Told them
that he had gone to Thailand,
887
00:26:05,735 --> 00:26:05,975
Told them
that he had gone to Thailand,
888
00:26:06,015 --> 00:26:07,335
to Havana in Cuba,
889
00:26:07,375 --> 00:26:09,375
and also claimed
he'd been in Puerto Rico.
890
00:26:09,415 --> 00:26:10,655
and also claimed
he'd been in Puerto Rico.
891
00:26:10,695 --> 00:26:12,695
He also told police he was
with girls in various hotel rooms,
892
00:26:12,735 --> 00:26:14,735
He also told police he was
with girls in various hotel rooms,
893
00:26:14,775 --> 00:26:15,055
He also told police he was
with girls in various hotel rooms,
894
00:26:15,095 --> 00:26:16,975
and he told them
that he was going to do to them
895
00:26:17,015 --> 00:26:18,255
what he had done to Nadine.
896
00:26:19,975 --> 00:26:21,975
Now, even though we watch
these programmes about how you...
897
00:26:22,015 --> 00:26:22,575
Now, even though we watch
these programmes about how you...
898
00:26:22,615 --> 00:26:24,615
no-one can disappear, you can
disappear for an element of time,
899
00:26:24,655 --> 00:26:26,015
no-one can disappear, you can
disappear for an element of time,
900
00:26:26,055 --> 00:26:28,055
and you can go to a country
where there's no extradition order.
901
00:26:28,095 --> 00:26:28,535
and you can go to a country
where there's no extradition order.
902
00:26:28,575 --> 00:26:30,015
So if you are thinking like that,
903
00:26:30,055 --> 00:26:31,615
you can go,
and you can get somewhere.
904
00:26:31,655 --> 00:26:33,655
So, Cuba would be a classic.
905
00:26:33,695 --> 00:26:34,415
So, Cuba would be a classic.
906
00:26:34,455 --> 00:26:36,455
But he has stayed, shall we say,
contactable in that sense.
907
00:26:36,495 --> 00:26:37,335
But he has stayed, shall we say,
contactable in that sense.
908
00:26:37,375 --> 00:26:39,375
Very odd behaviour.
909
00:26:39,415 --> 00:26:39,615
Very odd behaviour.
910
00:26:39,655 --> 00:26:41,495
The evidence in this case indicates
911
00:26:41,535 --> 00:26:43,535
that Almahri had some
interesting personality features
912
00:26:43,575 --> 00:26:44,175
that Almahri had some
interesting personality features
913
00:26:44,215 --> 00:26:46,215
which may have led
to his ongoing contact
914
00:26:46,255 --> 00:26:46,535
which may have led
to his ongoing contact
915
00:26:46,575 --> 00:26:48,575
and reportedly goading the police
as they were searching for him.
916
00:26:48,615 --> 00:26:49,775
and reportedly goading the police
as they were searching for him.
917
00:26:49,815 --> 00:26:51,815
Not only that,
his behaviour within the offence
918
00:26:51,855 --> 00:26:52,135
Not only that,
his behaviour within the offence
919
00:26:52,175 --> 00:26:54,175
suggests some strong
personality features
920
00:26:54,215 --> 00:26:54,495
suggests some strong
personality features
921
00:26:54,535 --> 00:26:56,135
that might have driven
his behaviour.
922
00:26:56,175 --> 00:26:58,175
So, his control of Nadine,
his eventual brutal murder of Nadine
923
00:26:58,215 --> 00:27:00,175
So, his control of Nadine,
his eventual brutal murder of Nadine
924
00:27:00,215 --> 00:27:02,215
and trying to cover that up.
925
00:27:02,255 --> 00:27:02,455
and trying to cover that up.
926
00:27:02,495 --> 00:27:04,495
The evidence after the offence
927
00:27:04,535 --> 00:27:04,775
The evidence after the offence
928
00:27:04,815 --> 00:27:06,815
and what he did
and his travels and so on,
929
00:27:06,855 --> 00:27:08,855
it seems that he was seeking,
perhaps, excitement
930
00:27:08,895 --> 00:27:09,655
it seems that he was seeking,
perhaps, excitement
931
00:27:09,695 --> 00:27:11,455
and had some unmet needs.
932
00:27:11,495 --> 00:27:13,415
And he was callous enough
to goad the police,
933
00:27:13,455 --> 00:27:15,455
and that affects her family
and the wider victims in this case,
934
00:27:15,495 --> 00:27:16,695
and that affects her family
and the wider victims in this case,
935
00:27:16,735 --> 00:27:18,735
suggesting that he had
some anti-social personality traits.
936
00:27:18,775 --> 00:27:20,015
suggesting that he had
some anti-social personality traits.
937
00:27:20,055 --> 00:27:22,055
It seems to feel like he thought
he was above the law.
938
00:27:22,095 --> 00:27:22,935
It seems to feel like he thought
he was above the law.
939
00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,975
So, did he think
that he wasn't gonna get caught?
940
00:27:25,015 --> 00:27:27,015
Did he think
that the law doesn't apply to him?
941
00:27:27,055 --> 00:27:27,975
Did he think
that the law doesn't apply to him?
942
00:27:28,015 --> 00:27:30,015
He was risking his freedom
by continuing this contact
943
00:27:30,055 --> 00:27:31,015
He was risking his freedom
by continuing this contact
944
00:27:31,055 --> 00:27:33,055
and not simply hiding and fleeing
from the police.
945
00:27:33,095 --> 00:27:33,695
and not simply hiding and fleeing
from the police.
946
00:27:33,735 --> 00:27:35,055
So, what was that driven by?
947
00:27:35,095 --> 00:27:36,535
It could have been excitement,
948
00:27:36,575 --> 00:27:38,575
but it could have been that
he was so preoccupied with Nadine
949
00:27:38,615 --> 00:27:39,495
but it could have been that
he was so preoccupied with Nadine
950
00:27:39,535 --> 00:27:41,535
that that ongoing thought about her
and his ongoing involvement
951
00:27:41,575 --> 00:27:42,415
that that ongoing thought about her
and his ongoing involvement
952
00:27:42,455 --> 00:27:44,455
fulfilled some sort of need
for that preoccupation.
953
00:27:44,495 --> 00:27:45,455
fulfilled some sort of need
for that preoccupation.
954
00:27:47,335 --> 00:27:49,335
{\an8}Investigators work
on tracking Almahri's movements
955
00:27:49,375 --> 00:27:50,255
{\an8}Investigators work
on tracking Almahri's movements
956
00:27:50,295 --> 00:27:52,295
{\an8}after fleeing the UK.
957
00:27:52,335 --> 00:27:52,535
{\an8}after fleeing the UK.
958
00:27:52,575 --> 00:27:53,895
{\an8}He's not a billionaire,
959
00:27:53,935 --> 00:27:55,935
{\an8}that he can rely on all these funds
that he's stashed around the world.
960
00:27:55,975 --> 00:27:56,695
{\an8}that he can rely on all these funds
that he's stashed around the world.
961
00:27:56,735 --> 00:27:58,735
{\an8}So wherever he's going, he's on the
run, and he's gonna be doing things.
962
00:27:58,775 --> 00:27:59,575
{\an8}So wherever he's going, he's on the
run, and he's gonna be doing things.
963
00:27:59,615 --> 00:28:01,615
And if you've got no money,
you're gonna show out,
964
00:28:01,655 --> 00:28:01,935
And if you've got no money,
you're gonna show out,
965
00:28:01,975 --> 00:28:03,975
you're probably gonna have to
sort of beg, borrow or steal.
966
00:28:04,015 --> 00:28:04,615
you're probably gonna have to
sort of beg, borrow or steal.
967
00:28:04,655 --> 00:28:06,655
So he's not in a good position.
So you'd...
968
00:28:06,695 --> 00:28:08,015
So he's not in a good position.
So you'd...
969
00:28:08,055 --> 00:28:09,935
Again, you look at the individual,
970
00:28:09,975 --> 00:28:11,975
and he hasn't really got
a hope in hell
971
00:28:12,015 --> 00:28:12,615
and he hasn't really got
a hope in hell
972
00:28:12,655 --> 00:28:14,655
because, yes, it's all well and good
wanting to go on the run,
973
00:28:14,695 --> 00:28:15,775
because, yes, it's all well and good
wanting to go on the run,
974
00:28:15,815 --> 00:28:17,335
but that costs a lot of money.
975
00:28:17,375 --> 00:28:19,375
For the police, it wasn't difficult.
976
00:28:19,415 --> 00:28:19,615
For the police, it wasn't difficult.
977
00:28:19,655 --> 00:28:21,655
They're able to track with the ANPR
978
00:28:21,695 --> 00:28:21,935
They're able to track with the ANPR
979
00:28:21,975 --> 00:28:23,655
and find out
exactly who this person was.
980
00:28:23,695 --> 00:28:25,695
You've got a witness in the hotel,
you've got that American accent.
981
00:28:25,735 --> 00:28:26,535
You've got a witness in the hotel,
you've got that American accent.
982
00:28:26,575 --> 00:28:28,575
They know who they're looking for
at this stage.
983
00:28:28,615 --> 00:28:29,655
They know who they're looking for
at this stage.
984
00:28:29,695 --> 00:28:31,695
{\an8}What they quickly established
was that, after the murder,
985
00:28:31,735 --> 00:28:33,735
{\an8}What they quickly established
was that, after the murder,
986
00:28:33,775 --> 00:28:34,055
{\an8}What they quickly established
was that, after the murder,
987
00:28:34,095 --> 00:28:36,095
{\an8}he had taken Nadine's car
and driven it to Heathrow Airport.
988
00:28:36,135 --> 00:28:38,135
{\an8}he had taken Nadine's car
and driven it to Heathrow Airport.
989
00:28:38,175 --> 00:28:38,455
{\an8}he had taken Nadine's car
and driven it to Heathrow Airport.
990
00:28:39,855 --> 00:28:41,855
Where he is able, very quickly, to
get on a flight to Doha, in Qatar,
991
00:28:41,895 --> 00:28:43,655
Where he is able, very quickly, to
get on a flight to Doha, in Qatar,
992
00:28:43,695 --> 00:28:45,695
and he can then connect from there
onto Tanzania,
993
00:28:45,735 --> 00:28:46,335
and he can then connect from there
onto Tanzania,
994
00:28:46,375 --> 00:28:47,815
where he knows that he's got family
995
00:28:47,855 --> 00:28:49,855
and where, presumably, he thinks
he's gonna be able to be concealed
996
00:28:49,895 --> 00:28:50,575
and where, presumably, he thinks
he's gonna be able to be concealed
997
00:28:50,615 --> 00:28:52,615
and potentially get away
with this horrific crime.
998
00:28:52,655 --> 00:28:53,495
and potentially get away
with this horrific crime.
999
00:28:55,615 --> 00:28:57,455
Members of the police force
in South Wales
1000
00:28:57,495 --> 00:28:59,495
travelled out to Tanzania
to search for Almahri.
1001
00:28:59,535 --> 00:29:00,815
travelled out to Tanzania
to search for Almahri.
1002
00:29:00,855 --> 00:29:02,855
That is pretty much unheard of.
1003
00:29:02,895 --> 00:29:03,495
That is pretty much unheard of.
1004
00:29:03,535 --> 00:29:04,935
Strange thing to happen, really,
1005
00:29:04,975 --> 00:29:06,975
for officers to be sent out
to Tanzania from South Wales.
1006
00:29:07,015 --> 00:29:08,575
for officers to be sent out
to Tanzania from South Wales.
1007
00:29:08,615 --> 00:29:10,615
Welsh police have intel that Almahri
is hiding somewhere in Tanzania,
1008
00:29:10,655 --> 00:29:12,655
Welsh police have intel that Almahri
is hiding somewhere in Tanzania,
1009
00:29:12,695 --> 00:29:12,975
Welsh police have intel that Almahri
is hiding somewhere in Tanzania,
1010
00:29:13,015 --> 00:29:15,015
a densely populated region
of East Africa.
1011
00:29:15,055 --> 00:29:15,815
a densely populated region
of East Africa.
1012
00:29:15,855 --> 00:29:17,855
But he manages to evade capture.
1013
00:29:17,895 --> 00:29:18,055
But he manages to evade capture.
1014
00:29:19,255 --> 00:29:21,055
Officers from South Wales
return home
1015
00:29:21,095 --> 00:29:23,095
without being able to find Almahri.
1016
00:29:23,135 --> 00:29:23,575
without being able to find Almahri.
1017
00:29:27,655 --> 00:29:29,655
The day after detectives
returned to Wales empty-handed,
1018
00:29:29,695 --> 00:29:30,815
The day after detectives
returned to Wales empty-handed,
1019
00:29:30,855 --> 00:29:32,855
they get a surprising phone call
from Tanzanian police.
1020
00:29:32,895 --> 00:29:33,455
they get a surprising phone call
from Tanzanian police.
1021
00:29:35,135 --> 00:29:37,135
Almahri was found by members
of the law force in Tanzania.
1022
00:29:37,175 --> 00:29:38,495
Almahri was found by members
of the law force in Tanzania.
1023
00:29:38,535 --> 00:29:40,535
Sammy Almahri is located in a place
called Iringa, in Tanzania,
1024
00:29:40,575 --> 00:29:41,095
Sammy Almahri is located in a place
called Iringa, in Tanzania,
1025
00:29:41,135 --> 00:29:42,815
where he did have some family
1026
00:29:42,855 --> 00:29:44,855
and where he'd been managing
to hide out.
1027
00:29:44,895 --> 00:29:45,375
and where he'd been managing
to hide out.
1028
00:29:45,415 --> 00:29:47,135
But then it's a couple more months
1029
00:29:47,175 --> 00:29:49,175
before he is actually able
to be extradited back.
1030
00:29:49,215 --> 00:29:49,975
before he is actually able
to be extradited back.
1031
00:29:50,015 --> 00:29:52,015
You know, extradition
isn't a simple, quick process,
1032
00:29:52,055 --> 00:29:53,295
You know, extradition
isn't a simple, quick process,
1033
00:29:53,335 --> 00:29:55,335
and it's not as fast as South Wales
Police being able to say,
1034
00:29:55,375 --> 00:29:56,175
and it's not as fast as South Wales
Police being able to say,
1035
00:29:56,215 --> 00:29:58,215
"Great, we've got our man,
put him on the next flight back."
1036
00:29:58,255 --> 00:29:58,735
"Great, we've got our man,
put him on the next flight back."
1037
00:29:58,775 --> 00:30:00,775
There's lots of paperwork
and whatever to go around it,
1038
00:30:00,815 --> 00:30:01,535
There's lots of paperwork
and whatever to go around it,
1039
00:30:01,575 --> 00:30:03,575
so it's around March before they
actually are able to fly him back
1040
00:30:03,615 --> 00:30:05,615
so it's around March before they
actually are able to fly him back
1041
00:30:05,655 --> 00:30:05,895
so it's around March before they
actually are able to fly him back
1042
00:30:05,935 --> 00:30:07,055
into the UK.
1043
00:30:07,095 --> 00:30:09,095
And it's very,
very interesting that,
1044
00:30:09,135 --> 00:30:09,415
And it's very,
very interesting that,
1045
00:30:09,455 --> 00:30:11,015
hearing from police officers
at that time,
1046
00:30:11,055 --> 00:30:13,055
they say when he was being
brought back,
1047
00:30:13,095 --> 00:30:15,095
that he was...
effusive, confident, chatty, almost.
1048
00:30:15,135 --> 00:30:17,135
that he was...
effusive, confident, chatty, almost.
1049
00:30:17,175 --> 00:30:17,975
that he was...
effusive, confident, chatty, almost.
1050
00:30:18,015 --> 00:30:20,015
Some kind of denial
of what he was about to go through
1051
00:30:20,055 --> 00:30:20,375
Some kind of denial
of what he was about to go through
1052
00:30:20,415 --> 00:30:22,175
or some kind of arrogant belief
1053
00:30:22,215 --> 00:30:24,175
that he was somehow
going to be bought out,
1054
00:30:24,215 --> 00:30:25,895
bailed out in some way or another.
1055
00:30:25,935 --> 00:30:27,935
So, following Almahri' arrest,
1056
00:30:27,975 --> 00:30:29,975
he was obviously interviewed
by police
1057
00:30:30,015 --> 00:30:30,295
he was obviously interviewed
by police
1058
00:30:30,335 --> 00:30:32,335
and then charged
with Nadine's murder.
1059
00:30:32,375 --> 00:30:32,935
and then charged
with Nadine's murder.
1060
00:30:32,975 --> 00:30:34,975
And it's likely then
that the reality and the seriousness
1061
00:30:35,015 --> 00:30:35,335
And it's likely then
that the reality and the seriousness
1062
00:30:35,375 --> 00:30:37,375
of his own situation - facing life
in prison, potentially - hit him.
1063
00:30:37,415 --> 00:30:39,415
of his own situation - facing life
in prison, potentially - hit him.
1064
00:30:39,455 --> 00:30:40,015
of his own situation - facing life
in prison, potentially - hit him.
1065
00:30:40,055 --> 00:30:42,055
And it's only when he actually
is booked into custody,
1066
00:30:42,095 --> 00:30:42,335
And it's only when he actually
is booked into custody,
1067
00:30:42,375 --> 00:30:43,575
he becomes a different person
1068
00:30:43,615 --> 00:30:45,615
and realises that the game
is kind of up for him.
1069
00:30:45,655 --> 00:30:45,855
and realises that the game
is kind of up for him.
1070
00:30:47,775 --> 00:30:49,775
Prosecutors prepare
to take Sammy Almahri to trial
1071
00:30:49,815 --> 00:30:50,455
Prosecutors prepare
to take Sammy Almahri to trial
1072
00:30:50,495 --> 00:30:52,495
for the murder of 28-year-old
student Nadine Aburas.
1073
00:30:52,535 --> 00:30:53,855
for the murder of 28-year-old
student Nadine Aburas.
1074
00:30:55,095 --> 00:30:56,775
Will justice be served?
1075
01:02:05,830 --> 01:02:07,830
NARRATOR: January 12th, 2016.
1076
01:02:07,870 --> 01:02:08,990
NARRATOR: January 12th, 2016.
1077
01:02:09,030 --> 01:02:11,030
44-year-old Sammy Almahri
faces trial
1078
01:02:11,070 --> 01:02:12,150
44-year-old Sammy Almahri
faces trial
1079
01:02:12,190 --> 01:02:14,190
for the murder
of 28-year-old Nadine Aburas,
1080
01:02:14,230 --> 01:02:15,150
for the murder
of 28-year-old Nadine Aburas,
1081
01:02:15,190 --> 01:02:17,190
whose body was discovered
in the Future Inn hotel in Cardiff
1082
01:02:17,230 --> 01:02:18,590
whose body was discovered
in the Future Inn hotel in Cardiff
1083
01:02:18,630 --> 01:02:20,630
on New Year's Eve in 2014.
1084
01:02:20,670 --> 01:02:21,590
on New Year's Eve in 2014.
1085
01:02:21,630 --> 01:02:23,630
Almahri strangled his ex-girlfriend
1086
01:02:23,670 --> 01:02:23,910
Almahri strangled his ex-girlfriend
1087
01:02:23,950 --> 01:02:25,950
before staging her death
to look like a suicide.
1088
01:02:25,990 --> 01:02:26,910
before staging her death
to look like a suicide.
1089
01:02:28,390 --> 01:02:30,390
After many months and some
examinations by psychiatrists,
1090
01:02:30,430 --> 01:02:32,350
After many months and some
examinations by psychiatrists,
1091
01:02:32,390 --> 01:02:34,390
Almahri arrived
at Cardiff Crown Court in 2016
1092
01:02:34,430 --> 01:02:35,910
Almahri arrived
at Cardiff Crown Court in 2016
1093
01:02:35,950 --> 01:02:37,950
for his trial
and pleaded not guilty to murder,
1094
01:02:37,990 --> 01:02:39,470
for his trial
and pleaded not guilty to murder,
1095
01:02:39,510 --> 01:02:41,510
but guilty to manslaughter
1096
01:02:41,550 --> 01:02:41,910
but guilty to manslaughter
1097
01:02:41,950 --> 01:02:43,950
on the grounds
of diminished responsibility.
1098
01:02:43,990 --> 01:02:45,430
on the grounds
of diminished responsibility.
1099
01:02:45,470 --> 01:02:47,470
And he was going
to produce some psychiatric evidence
1100
01:02:47,510 --> 01:02:48,590
And he was going
to produce some psychiatric evidence
1101
01:02:48,630 --> 01:02:50,630
that said he was not responsible
for his actions.
1102
01:02:50,670 --> 01:02:52,670
that said he was not responsible
for his actions.
1103
01:02:52,710 --> 01:02:53,390
that said he was not responsible
for his actions.
1104
01:02:53,430 --> 01:02:55,430
He claimed
that he'd been hearing voices
1105
01:02:55,470 --> 01:02:56,790
He claimed
that he'd been hearing voices
1106
01:02:56,830 --> 01:02:58,830
and that God had told him
to kill Nadine.
1107
01:02:58,870 --> 01:03:00,030
and that God had told him
to kill Nadine.
1108
01:03:00,070 --> 01:03:02,070
He had also made up lies to
Nadine's family and to the police,
1109
01:03:02,110 --> 01:03:04,110
He had also made up lies to
Nadine's family and to the police,
1110
01:03:04,150 --> 01:03:04,430
He had also made up lies to
Nadine's family and to the police,
1111
01:03:04,470 --> 01:03:06,470
claiming that Nadine had wanted him
to help her kill herself.
1112
01:03:06,510 --> 01:03:08,350
claiming that Nadine had wanted him
to help her kill herself.
1113
01:03:10,830 --> 01:03:12,830
The first day of Almahri's trial
at Cardiff Crown Court,
1114
01:03:12,870 --> 01:03:13,670
The first day of Almahri's trial
at Cardiff Crown Court,
1115
01:03:13,710 --> 01:03:15,710
obviously,
it was a packed courtroom.
1116
01:03:15,750 --> 01:03:17,750
There's a lot of members
of the press, like myself, there
1117
01:03:17,790 --> 01:03:18,030
There's a lot of members
of the press, like myself, there
1118
01:03:18,070 --> 01:03:19,910
to report on the case.
1119
01:03:19,950 --> 01:03:21,950
Obviously, there was the barristers,
the judge, members of the jury.
1120
01:03:21,990 --> 01:03:23,990
Obviously, there was the barristers,
the judge, members of the jury.
1121
01:03:24,030 --> 01:03:24,310
Obviously, there was the barristers,
the judge, members of the jury.
1122
01:03:24,350 --> 01:03:26,350
Almahri came into the courtroom,
was in the dock behind glass.
1123
01:03:26,390 --> 01:03:28,350
Almahri came into the courtroom,
was in the dock behind glass.
1124
01:03:28,390 --> 01:03:30,390
He sort of struck me
as very sort of far away,
1125
01:03:30,430 --> 01:03:30,910
He sort of struck me
as very sort of far away,
1126
01:03:30,950 --> 01:03:32,950
like there wasn't sort of anything
behind his eyes,
1127
01:03:32,990 --> 01:03:33,470
like there wasn't sort of anything
behind his eyes,
1128
01:03:33,510 --> 01:03:35,510
just thought
he wasn't taking anything in
1129
01:03:35,550 --> 01:03:36,030
just thought
he wasn't taking anything in
1130
01:03:36,070 --> 01:03:37,790
about what was being said in court.
1131
01:03:37,830 --> 01:03:39,830
He just seemed to be wearing
ordinary clothes, had shaved hair,
1132
01:03:39,870 --> 01:03:40,830
He just seemed to be wearing
ordinary clothes, had shaved hair,
1133
01:03:40,870 --> 01:03:42,870
and, yeah, just didn't seem present.
1134
01:03:42,910 --> 01:03:44,510
and, yeah, just didn't seem present.
1135
01:03:45,550 --> 01:03:47,550
Having previously portrayed himself
as this successful businessman
1136
01:03:47,590 --> 01:03:48,910
Having previously portrayed himself
as this successful businessman
1137
01:03:48,950 --> 01:03:50,950
and a financially high-end person,
he seemed anything but.
1138
01:03:50,990 --> 01:03:52,990
and a financially high-end person,
he seemed anything but.
1139
01:03:53,030 --> 01:03:53,750
and a financially high-end person,
he seemed anything but.
1140
01:03:53,790 --> 01:03:55,390
He just seemed
like an ordinary person,
1141
01:03:55,430 --> 01:03:57,430
and... someone who was, in fact,
not very impressive-looking at all.
1142
01:03:57,470 --> 01:03:59,470
and... someone who was, in fact,
not very impressive-looking at all.
1143
01:03:59,510 --> 01:04:01,470
and... someone who was, in fact,
not very impressive-looking at all.
1144
01:04:01,510 --> 01:04:03,510
Nadine Aburas, her mother was there,
as well as the siblings,
1145
01:04:03,550 --> 01:04:04,910
Nadine Aburas, her mother was there,
as well as the siblings,
1146
01:04:04,950 --> 01:04:06,950
and they pretty much took up
a lot of the public gallery.
1147
01:04:06,990 --> 01:04:08,990
and they pretty much took up
a lot of the public gallery.
1148
01:04:09,030 --> 01:04:09,310
and they pretty much took up
a lot of the public gallery.
1149
01:04:09,350 --> 01:04:11,350
And, yeah, you could tell
hearing the horrific details
1150
01:04:11,390 --> 01:04:12,150
And, yeah, you could tell
hearing the horrific details
1151
01:04:12,190 --> 01:04:14,150
about their daughter
from the opening of the case
1152
01:04:14,190 --> 01:04:16,190
must have been awful for them.
1153
01:04:16,230 --> 01:04:16,910
must have been awful for them.
1154
01:04:16,950 --> 01:04:18,710
In the opening of the case,
1155
01:04:18,750 --> 01:04:20,750
prosecutors said
that Almahri had murdered Nadine,
1156
01:04:20,790 --> 01:04:22,790
prosecutors said
that Almahri had murdered Nadine,
1157
01:04:22,830 --> 01:04:23,110
prosecutors said
that Almahri had murdered Nadine,
1158
01:04:23,150 --> 01:04:25,150
that he had killed her
in the Future Inn hotel
1159
01:04:25,190 --> 01:04:26,110
that he had killed her
in the Future Inn hotel
1160
01:04:26,150 --> 01:04:28,150
after years' long relationship
taking place online,
1161
01:04:28,190 --> 01:04:28,430
after years' long relationship
taking place online,
1162
01:04:28,470 --> 01:04:30,470
and then they met up in person.
1163
01:04:30,510 --> 01:04:31,390
and then they met up in person.
1164
01:04:31,430 --> 01:04:33,430
They referred to where
he had threatened to kill her
1165
01:04:33,470 --> 01:04:34,350
They referred to where
he had threatened to kill her
1166
01:04:34,390 --> 01:04:36,390
and threatened physical violence
against her, and obviously,
1167
01:04:36,430 --> 01:04:36,910
and threatened physical violence
against her, and obviously,
1168
01:04:36,950 --> 01:04:38,950
had threatened to blackmail her
with the sexual images of her.
1169
01:04:38,990 --> 01:04:39,990
had threatened to blackmail her
with the sexual images of her.
1170
01:04:40,030 --> 01:04:42,030
In those texts, he came across as a
very jealous and controlling person.
1171
01:04:42,070 --> 01:04:43,310
In those texts, he came across as a
very jealous and controlling person.
1172
01:04:43,350 --> 01:04:45,350
When she had been in contact
with other people on her phone,
1173
01:04:45,390 --> 01:04:45,950
When she had been in contact
with other people on her phone,
1174
01:04:45,990 --> 01:04:47,870
he seemed to know about it.
1175
01:04:47,910 --> 01:04:49,910
He seemed to have access to her
phone through some kind of device.
1176
01:04:49,950 --> 01:04:51,830
He seemed to have access to her
phone through some kind of device.
1177
01:04:51,870 --> 01:04:53,870
And again, he was very, very
physically threatening towards her
1178
01:04:53,910 --> 01:04:55,910
And again, he was very, very
physically threatening towards her
1179
01:04:55,950 --> 01:04:56,430
And again, he was very, very
physically threatening towards her
1180
01:04:56,470 --> 01:04:58,430
and basically acted
like she was his possession,
1181
01:04:58,470 --> 01:05:00,470
and it was up to him
what she could and couldn't do.
1182
01:05:00,510 --> 01:05:02,510
and it was up to him
what she could and couldn't do.
1183
01:05:02,550 --> 01:05:03,230
and it was up to him
what she could and couldn't do.
1184
01:05:03,270 --> 01:05:05,270
They claimed that Almahri
was a man so obsessed,
1185
01:05:05,310 --> 01:05:07,310
They claimed that Almahri
was a man so obsessed,
1186
01:05:07,350 --> 01:05:07,670
They claimed that Almahri
was a man so obsessed,
1187
01:05:07,710 --> 01:05:09,710
so besotted with Nadine
1188
01:05:09,750 --> 01:05:11,150
so besotted with Nadine
1189
01:05:11,190 --> 01:05:13,190
that if he couldn't have her,
then no-one else would.
1190
01:05:13,230 --> 01:05:14,670
that if he couldn't have her,
then no-one else would.
1191
01:05:14,710 --> 01:05:16,710
That he was a man who was intent
to come to Britain,
1192
01:05:16,750 --> 01:05:17,750
That he was a man who was intent
to come to Britain,
1193
01:05:17,790 --> 01:05:19,790
and that he was...
in the end, he was prepared to kill.
1194
01:05:19,830 --> 01:05:20,910
and that he was...
in the end, he was prepared to kill.
1195
01:05:22,270 --> 01:05:24,270
{\an8}The forged suicide note
is examined by the prosecution.
1196
01:05:24,310 --> 01:05:25,350
{\an8}The forged suicide note
is examined by the prosecution.
1197
01:05:26,870 --> 01:05:28,870
{\an8}You've then got
the cruelly written suicide note -
1198
01:05:28,910 --> 01:05:30,110
{\an8}You've then got
the cruelly written suicide note -
1199
01:05:30,150 --> 01:05:31,630
{\an8}very much in air quotes -
1200
01:05:31,670 --> 01:05:33,670
{\an8}that's evidently been authored
by Sammy Almahri.
1201
01:05:33,710 --> 01:05:34,110
{\an8}that's evidently been authored
by Sammy Almahri.
1202
01:05:34,150 --> 01:05:36,150
But that, again,
has these key lacuna in it -
1203
01:05:36,190 --> 01:05:36,630
But that, again,
has these key lacuna in it -
1204
01:05:36,670 --> 01:05:38,670
the dates, the grammar -
that aren't correct
1205
01:05:38,710 --> 01:05:39,350
the dates, the grammar -
that aren't correct
1206
01:05:39,390 --> 01:05:41,390
and that aren't consistent
with how Nadine would've written.
1207
01:05:41,430 --> 01:05:42,430
and that aren't consistent
with how Nadine would've written.
1208
01:05:42,470 --> 01:05:44,470
You've then got the fact
that he has fled,
1209
01:05:44,510 --> 01:05:46,350
You've then got the fact
that he has fled,
1210
01:05:46,390 --> 01:05:48,390
which clearly shows
some kind of bad faith.
1211
01:05:48,430 --> 01:05:49,710
which clearly shows
some kind of bad faith.
1212
01:05:49,750 --> 01:05:51,750
Had he stuck around,
called the police,
1213
01:05:51,790 --> 01:05:52,070
Had he stuck around,
called the police,
1214
01:05:52,110 --> 01:05:54,110
and tried to get
some kind of help for Nadine,
1215
01:05:54,150 --> 01:05:54,870
and tried to get
some kind of help for Nadine,
1216
01:05:54,910 --> 01:05:56,910
then perhaps he might
have had some chance
1217
01:05:56,950 --> 01:05:57,190
then perhaps he might
have had some chance
1218
01:05:57,230 --> 01:05:58,910
of running a defence saying
1219
01:05:58,950 --> 01:06:00,950
that it was something
that had happened in the moment,
1220
01:06:00,990 --> 01:06:01,230
that it was something
that had happened in the moment,
1221
01:06:01,270 --> 01:06:02,750
or a diminished responsibility,
1222
01:06:02,790 --> 01:06:03,870
but that all falls away.
1223
01:06:03,910 --> 01:06:05,070
So they've got that.
1224
01:06:05,110 --> 01:06:07,110
And then they've also had the time
and the resources
1225
01:06:07,150 --> 01:06:08,110
And then they've also had the time
and the resources
1226
01:06:08,150 --> 01:06:10,150
to use lots and lots
of data analysis,
1227
01:06:10,190 --> 01:06:10,470
to use lots and lots
of data analysis,
1228
01:06:10,510 --> 01:06:12,510
because they've obviously been able
to track down his phone,
1229
01:06:12,550 --> 01:06:12,870
because they've obviously been able
to track down his phone,
1230
01:06:12,910 --> 01:06:14,910
which had been left in Cardiff.
1231
01:06:14,950 --> 01:06:15,470
which had been left in Cardiff.
1232
01:06:15,510 --> 01:06:17,510
And they can see this kind of
constant stream of messages
1233
01:06:17,550 --> 01:06:19,550
And they can see this kind of
constant stream of messages
1234
01:06:19,590 --> 01:06:19,830
And they can see this kind of
constant stream of messages
1235
01:06:19,870 --> 01:06:20,670
from him to her,
1236
01:06:20,710 --> 01:06:22,710
and Nadine's family would've found
all of them utterly terrifying.
1237
01:06:22,750 --> 01:06:23,710
and Nadine's family would've found
all of them utterly terrifying.
1238
01:06:23,750 --> 01:06:25,070
But there was one that said,
1239
01:06:25,110 --> 01:06:27,110
"I will never stop.
I will harm you."
1240
01:06:27,150 --> 01:06:27,950
"I will never stop.
I will harm you."
1241
01:06:27,990 --> 01:06:29,990
This is somebody that had engaged
in a prolonged course of action
1242
01:06:30,030 --> 01:06:31,990
This is somebody that had engaged
in a prolonged course of action
1243
01:06:32,030 --> 01:06:34,030
and somebody that simply
wasn't going to be deterred.
1244
01:06:34,070 --> 01:06:34,870
and somebody that simply
wasn't going to be deterred.
1245
01:06:34,910 --> 01:06:36,910
However strong the case against him
from Nadine and from her family was
1246
01:06:36,950 --> 01:06:38,950
However strong the case against him
from Nadine and from her family was
1247
01:06:38,990 --> 01:06:39,270
However strong the case against him
from Nadine and from her family was
1248
01:06:39,310 --> 01:06:41,310
to say, "This has to stop.
This is over,"
1249
01:06:41,350 --> 01:06:41,750
to say, "This has to stop.
This is over,"
1250
01:06:41,790 --> 01:06:43,790
he was somebody that was not going
to take no for an answer.
1251
01:06:43,830 --> 01:06:44,390
he was somebody that was not going
to take no for an answer.
1252
01:06:44,430 --> 01:06:45,470
And the kind of...
1253
01:06:45,510 --> 01:06:47,510
The data on his phone was able
to really back that up.
1254
01:06:47,550 --> 01:06:49,070
The data on his phone was able
to really back that up.
1255
01:06:49,110 --> 01:06:51,110
It was able to show
that he had this kind of
1256
01:06:51,150 --> 01:06:51,430
It was able to show
that he had this kind of
1257
01:06:51,470 --> 01:06:53,470
minute-by-minute obsession,
infatuation with Nadine Aburas,
1258
01:06:53,510 --> 01:06:55,510
minute-by-minute obsession,
infatuation with Nadine Aburas,
1259
01:06:55,550 --> 01:06:55,870
minute-by-minute obsession,
infatuation with Nadine Aburas,
1260
01:06:55,910 --> 01:06:57,310
with controlling her,
1261
01:06:57,350 --> 01:06:59,350
that was the lead-up
to this truly awful crime.
1262
01:06:59,390 --> 01:07:00,830
that was the lead-up
to this truly awful crime.
1263
01:07:00,870 --> 01:07:02,870
The defence was that
this was not a premeditated crime,
1264
01:07:02,910 --> 01:07:04,910
The defence was that
this was not a premeditated crime,
1265
01:07:04,950 --> 01:07:05,230
The defence was that
this was not a premeditated crime,
1266
01:07:05,270 --> 01:07:07,270
that it was a result
of a drunken... outburst.
1267
01:07:07,310 --> 01:07:08,710
that it was a result
of a drunken... outburst.
1268
01:07:09,990 --> 01:07:11,990
The psychiatric evidence was that,
in the past,
1269
01:07:12,030 --> 01:07:13,350
The psychiatric evidence was that,
in the past,
1270
01:07:13,390 --> 01:07:15,390
Almahri had a history
of mental illness,
1271
01:07:15,430 --> 01:07:16,590
Almahri had a history
of mental illness,
1272
01:07:16,630 --> 01:07:18,630
particularly enwrapped
in alcoholism.
1273
01:07:18,670 --> 01:07:19,350
particularly enwrapped
in alcoholism.
1274
01:07:19,390 --> 01:07:21,390
In 2009, he had attempted to throw
himself off the Brooklyn Bridge,
1275
01:07:21,430 --> 01:07:23,270
In 2009, he had attempted to throw
himself off the Brooklyn Bridge,
1276
01:07:23,310 --> 01:07:25,310
and he'd been placed
on a alcohol programme.
1277
01:07:25,350 --> 01:07:26,790
and he'd been placed
on a alcohol programme.
1278
01:07:26,830 --> 01:07:28,830
He was also shown to have
a very low tolerance of frustration.
1279
01:07:28,870 --> 01:07:30,870
He was also shown to have
a very low tolerance of frustration.
1280
01:07:30,910 --> 01:07:31,430
He was also shown to have
a very low tolerance of frustration.
1281
01:07:31,470 --> 01:07:33,470
Now, we all get very frustrated
at times,
1282
01:07:33,510 --> 01:07:33,790
Now, we all get very frustrated
at times,
1283
01:07:33,830 --> 01:07:35,830
but that should not lead us,
as it did Almahri,
1284
01:07:35,870 --> 01:07:36,350
but that should not lead us,
as it did Almahri,
1285
01:07:36,390 --> 01:07:38,390
to aggression, violence,
and a capacity to kill.
1286
01:07:38,430 --> 01:07:40,430
to aggression, violence,
and a capacity to kill.
1287
01:07:40,470 --> 01:07:41,150
to aggression, violence,
and a capacity to kill.
1288
01:07:41,190 --> 01:07:43,190
He was said to have a disassociated
personality disorder,
1289
01:07:43,230 --> 01:07:45,230
He was said to have a disassociated
personality disorder,
1290
01:07:45,270 --> 01:07:45,830
He was said to have a disassociated
personality disorder,
1291
01:07:45,870 --> 01:07:47,870
which is at the lower end,
in terms of the criminal law,
1292
01:07:47,910 --> 01:07:49,350
which is at the lower end,
in terms of the criminal law,
1293
01:07:49,390 --> 01:07:50,990
of mental illness.
1294
01:07:51,030 --> 01:07:53,030
And so it goes nowhere near
reaching the threshold
1295
01:07:53,070 --> 01:07:53,790
And so it goes nowhere near
reaching the threshold
1296
01:07:53,830 --> 01:07:55,830
of being a man who is
not responsible for his actions.
1297
01:07:55,870 --> 01:07:57,350
of being a man who is
not responsible for his actions.
1298
01:07:58,830 --> 01:08:00,830
This this then becomes a thing
that he then heard the voice of God,
1299
01:08:00,870 --> 01:08:02,270
This this then becomes a thing
that he then heard the voice of God,
1300
01:08:02,310 --> 01:08:04,150
that the voice of God
was telling him
1301
01:08:04,190 --> 01:08:06,190
that Nadine wanted to die,
or that she should die.
1302
01:08:06,230 --> 01:08:07,910
that Nadine wanted to die,
or that she should die.
1303
01:08:07,950 --> 01:08:09,270
She clearly didn't want to die.
1304
01:08:09,310 --> 01:08:11,310
She had a loving family behind her
that she loved very much,
1305
01:08:11,350 --> 01:08:12,190
She had a loving family behind her
that she loved very much,
1306
01:08:12,230 --> 01:08:13,710
and they loved her very much.
1307
01:08:13,750 --> 01:08:15,110
She had lots to live for
in her life.
1308
01:08:15,150 --> 01:08:16,590
She absolutely didn't want to die,
1309
01:08:16,630 --> 01:08:18,630
but Sammy Almahri
tried to maintain this fiction
1310
01:08:18,670 --> 01:08:19,070
but Sammy Almahri
tried to maintain this fiction
1311
01:08:19,110 --> 01:08:21,110
he had somehow helped her
end her own life
1312
01:08:21,150 --> 01:08:21,390
he had somehow helped her
end her own life
1313
01:08:21,430 --> 01:08:22,750
because that was what she wanted.
1314
01:08:24,590 --> 01:08:26,590
The trial was due
to last four weeks,
1315
01:08:26,630 --> 01:08:26,910
The trial was due
to last four weeks,
1316
01:08:26,950 --> 01:08:28,950
so we were expecting four weeks
of hearing evidence
1317
01:08:28,990 --> 01:08:30,270
so we were expecting four weeks
of hearing evidence
1318
01:08:30,310 --> 01:08:32,310
about this horrific case.
1319
01:08:32,350 --> 01:08:32,590
about this horrific case.
1320
01:08:32,630 --> 01:08:34,630
But upon going to the court
the second day,
1321
01:08:34,670 --> 01:08:35,750
But upon going to the court
the second day,
1322
01:08:35,790 --> 01:08:37,790
Almahri pleaded guilty to murder.
1323
01:08:37,830 --> 01:08:38,110
Almahri pleaded guilty to murder.
1324
01:08:38,150 --> 01:08:40,150
Once he saw the scale
of the evidence against him
1325
01:08:40,190 --> 01:08:40,470
Once he saw the scale
of the evidence against him
1326
01:08:40,510 --> 01:08:42,510
and the strength of the evidence
against him,
1327
01:08:42,550 --> 01:08:42,830
and the strength of the evidence
against him,
1328
01:08:42,870 --> 01:08:44,870
he probably, you know,
as a kind of calculating man,
1329
01:08:44,910 --> 01:08:46,110
he probably, you know,
as a kind of calculating man,
1330
01:08:46,150 --> 01:08:48,150
took a calculating way out.
1331
01:08:48,190 --> 01:08:50,190
That... actually,
"All I'm going to do here
1332
01:08:50,230 --> 01:08:51,110
That... actually,
"All I'm going to do here
1333
01:08:51,150 --> 01:08:52,790
"is be on the end
of a guilty verdict,
1334
01:08:52,830 --> 01:08:54,670
"and I'm gonna spend longer
behind bars."
1335
01:08:54,710 --> 01:08:56,710
So, in the end, he took the way out
of saying, "Hold up, I'm guilty."
1336
01:08:56,750 --> 01:08:58,750
So, in the end, he took the way out
of saying, "Hold up, I'm guilty."
1337
01:08:58,790 --> 01:08:59,190
So, in the end, he took the way out
of saying, "Hold up, I'm guilty."
1338
01:08:59,230 --> 01:09:01,230
Whether he thought the case
against him was too strong,
1339
01:09:01,270 --> 01:09:01,550
Whether he thought the case
against him was too strong,
1340
01:09:01,590 --> 01:09:03,590
or whether he just wanted to rub
sort of Nadine's family's nose in...
1341
01:09:03,630 --> 01:09:05,630
or whether he just wanted to rub
sort of Nadine's family's nose in...
1342
01:09:05,670 --> 01:09:05,950
or whether he just wanted to rub
sort of Nadine's family's nose in...
1343
01:09:05,990 --> 01:09:07,990
in the dirt by having
the horrific facts against her
1344
01:09:08,030 --> 01:09:09,350
in the dirt by having
the horrific facts against her
1345
01:09:09,390 --> 01:09:11,390
played out in court,
we'll never truly know.
1346
01:09:11,430 --> 01:09:12,870
played out in court,
we'll never truly know.
1347
01:09:12,910 --> 01:09:14,910
But it was almost
as if he wanted the sort of stage
1348
01:09:14,950 --> 01:09:15,590
But it was almost
as if he wanted the sort of stage
1349
01:09:15,630 --> 01:09:17,630
and wanted to have that moment
in court
1350
01:09:17,670 --> 01:09:18,670
and wanted to have that moment
in court
1351
01:09:18,710 --> 01:09:20,710
where his horrific crimes
was told to the nation.
1352
01:09:20,750 --> 01:09:22,750
where his horrific crimes
was told to the nation.
1353
01:09:22,790 --> 01:09:22,990
where his horrific crimes
was told to the nation.
1354
01:09:23,950 --> 01:09:25,950
Sammy Almahri is a cruel,
vindictive, calculating individual
1355
01:09:25,990 --> 01:09:27,990
Sammy Almahri is a cruel,
vindictive, calculating individual
1356
01:09:28,030 --> 01:09:28,310
Sammy Almahri is a cruel,
vindictive, calculating individual
1357
01:09:28,350 --> 01:09:30,350
that is purely out for himself
1358
01:09:30,390 --> 01:09:31,150
that is purely out for himself
1359
01:09:31,190 --> 01:09:33,190
and that only ever
looked out for himself
1360
01:09:33,230 --> 01:09:33,510
and that only ever
looked out for himself
1361
01:09:33,550 --> 01:09:35,550
throughout this whole...
whole awful, illegal episode.
1362
01:09:35,590 --> 01:09:36,630
throughout this whole...
whole awful, illegal episode.
1363
01:09:36,670 --> 01:09:38,670
{\an8}Having pleaded guilty to murder,
1364
01:09:38,710 --> 01:09:39,750
{\an8}Having pleaded guilty to murder,
1365
01:09:39,790 --> 01:09:41,790
{\an8}Almahri was convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment
1366
01:09:41,830 --> 01:09:43,830
{\an8}Almahri was convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment
1367
01:09:43,870 --> 01:09:44,990
{\an8}Almahri was convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment
1368
01:09:45,030 --> 01:09:47,030
with a recommendation that he
must serve a minimum of 17 years
1369
01:09:47,070 --> 01:09:49,070
with a recommendation that he
must serve a minimum of 17 years
1370
01:09:49,110 --> 01:09:49,390
with a recommendation that he
must serve a minimum of 17 years
1371
01:09:49,430 --> 01:09:51,190
before he can even be considered
for parole.
1372
01:09:53,790 --> 01:09:55,790
Perhaps he can be considered lucky
to receive such a sentence.
1373
01:09:55,830 --> 01:09:57,750
Perhaps he can be considered lucky
to receive such a sentence.
1374
01:09:57,790 --> 01:09:59,390
In the judge's view,
1375
01:09:59,430 --> 01:10:01,430
she found there was no direct
evidence that this was premeditated.
1376
01:10:01,470 --> 01:10:03,470
she found there was no direct
evidence that this was premeditated.
1377
01:10:03,510 --> 01:10:03,790
she found there was no direct
evidence that this was premeditated.
1378
01:10:03,830 --> 01:10:05,830
She said this was a result of drink
and envy,
1379
01:10:05,870 --> 01:10:07,870
She said this was a result of drink
and envy,
1380
01:10:07,910 --> 01:10:08,190
She said this was a result of drink
and envy,
1381
01:10:08,230 --> 01:10:10,230
and this was not something
he had planned.
1382
01:10:10,270 --> 01:10:10,950
and this was not something
he had planned.
1383
01:10:10,990 --> 01:10:12,990
Suspicion of planning
is not actual evidence of planning.
1384
01:10:13,030 --> 01:10:14,750
Suspicion of planning
is not actual evidence of planning.
1385
01:10:16,230 --> 01:10:18,230
Nadine Aburas' family, from things
that they said afterwards,
1386
01:10:18,270 --> 01:10:19,510
Nadine Aburas' family, from things
that they said afterwards,
1387
01:10:19,550 --> 01:10:21,550
would've happily
seen the full trial through
1388
01:10:21,590 --> 01:10:21,870
would've happily
seen the full trial through
1389
01:10:21,910 --> 01:10:23,910
because they wanted it
very much public -
1390
01:10:23,950 --> 01:10:24,870
because they wanted it
very much public -
1391
01:10:24,910 --> 01:10:26,910
what Sammy Almahri had done,
what he had put her through.
1392
01:10:26,950 --> 01:10:27,510
what Sammy Almahri had done,
what he had put her through.
1393
01:10:27,550 --> 01:10:29,550
Because the scale
of what he had put her through
1394
01:10:29,590 --> 01:10:29,990
Because the scale
of what he had put her through
1395
01:10:30,030 --> 01:10:32,030
was not confined to what happened
in Room 203 in that hotel,
1396
01:10:32,070 --> 01:10:33,670
was not confined to what happened
in Room 203 in that hotel,
1397
01:10:33,710 --> 01:10:35,710
it was something
much more insidious,
1398
01:10:35,750 --> 01:10:36,030
it was something
much more insidious,
1399
01:10:36,070 --> 01:10:38,070
much more long-lasting,
and ultimately, entirely terrifying,
1400
01:10:38,110 --> 01:10:39,390
much more long-lasting,
and ultimately, entirely terrifying,
1401
01:10:39,430 --> 01:10:41,430
not some kind of momentary crime.
1402
01:10:41,470 --> 01:10:42,030
not some kind of momentary crime.
1403
01:10:42,070 --> 01:10:44,070
A minimum recommendation of 17 years
1404
01:10:44,110 --> 01:10:44,590
A minimum recommendation of 17 years
1405
01:10:44,630 --> 01:10:46,630
is on the low side
for this type of offence.
1406
01:10:46,670 --> 01:10:47,630
is on the low side
for this type of offence.
1407
01:10:47,670 --> 01:10:49,670
No doubt, it will have been
influenced by Almahri's guilty plea,
1408
01:10:49,710 --> 01:10:51,710
No doubt, it will have been
influenced by Almahri's guilty plea,
1409
01:10:51,750 --> 01:10:51,990
No doubt, it will have been
influenced by Almahri's guilty plea,
1410
01:10:52,030 --> 01:10:53,830
albeit a late guilty plea.
1411
01:10:53,870 --> 01:10:55,870
The fact is,
that there's no sentence
1412
01:10:55,910 --> 01:10:56,310
The fact is,
that there's no sentence
1413
01:10:56,350 --> 01:10:58,350
that would bring justice
to the family.
1414
01:10:58,390 --> 01:10:59,110
that would bring justice
to the family.
1415
01:10:59,150 --> 01:11:01,150
They live their life sentence
without their daughter and sister.
1416
01:11:01,190 --> 01:11:03,190
They live their life sentence
without their daughter and sister.
1417
01:11:03,230 --> 01:11:03,510
They live their life sentence
without their daughter and sister.
1418
01:11:03,550 --> 01:11:05,550
And so it's a long time,
but it'll never be long enough.
1419
01:11:05,590 --> 01:11:06,950
And so it's a long time,
but it'll never be long enough.
1420
01:11:06,990 --> 01:11:08,990
I think there is some consolation
1421
01:11:09,030 --> 01:11:11,030
in seeing a murderer convicted,
being put behind bars.
1422
01:11:11,070 --> 01:11:13,070
in seeing a murderer convicted,
being put behind bars.
1423
01:11:13,110 --> 01:11:13,390
in seeing a murderer convicted,
being put behind bars.
1424
01:11:13,430 --> 01:11:15,430
There is very little consolation
in repairing the wounds,
1425
01:11:15,470 --> 01:11:16,990
There is very little consolation
in repairing the wounds,
1426
01:11:17,030 --> 01:11:19,030
but what can be done was done
in this case.
1427
01:11:19,070 --> 01:11:21,070
but what can be done was done
in this case.
1428
01:11:21,110 --> 01:11:21,350
but what can be done was done
in this case.
1429
01:11:21,390 --> 01:11:22,150
Personally speaking,
1430
01:11:22,190 --> 01:11:24,190
this was a case
that sort of stuck with me.
1431
01:11:24,230 --> 01:11:24,510
this was a case
that sort of stuck with me.
1432
01:11:24,550 --> 01:11:26,550
Obviously, I have covered a number
of murders across my sort of career,
1433
01:11:26,590 --> 01:11:28,350
Obviously, I have covered a number
of murders across my sort of career,
1434
01:11:28,390 --> 01:11:30,390
but I think
the so cold and callous nature
1435
01:11:30,430 --> 01:11:32,150
but I think
the so cold and callous nature
1436
01:11:32,190 --> 01:11:33,990
that Almahri
carried out this murder,
1437
01:11:34,030 --> 01:11:36,030
the fact it was done in a hotel,
1438
01:11:36,070 --> 01:11:36,430
the fact it was done in a hotel,
1439
01:11:36,470 --> 01:11:38,470
the fact he'd gone on the run
and sort of fled the country again,
1440
01:11:38,510 --> 01:11:39,350
the fact he'd gone on the run
and sort of fled the country again,
1441
01:11:39,390 --> 01:11:41,390
that was something
I've never come across before
1442
01:11:41,430 --> 01:11:41,750
that was something
I've never come across before
1443
01:11:41,790 --> 01:11:43,350
in the cases I've covered.
1444
01:11:45,190 --> 01:11:47,190
Nadine's murder
is a sobering reminder
1445
01:11:47,230 --> 01:11:47,510
Nadine's murder
is a sobering reminder
1446
01:11:47,550 --> 01:11:49,550
of the dangers of modern dating
through websites and social media.
1447
01:11:49,590 --> 01:11:51,590
of the dangers of modern dating
through websites and social media.
1448
01:11:51,630 --> 01:11:52,270
of the dangers of modern dating
through websites and social media.
1449
01:11:52,310 --> 01:11:54,310
Meeting somebody in the online world
is not dangerous, per se.
1450
01:11:54,350 --> 01:11:56,350
Meeting somebody in the online world
is not dangerous, per se.
1451
01:11:56,390 --> 01:11:56,670
Meeting somebody in the online world
is not dangerous, per se.
1452
01:11:56,710 --> 01:11:58,710
However, once you then go
into the real world,
1453
01:11:58,750 --> 01:11:59,870
However, once you then go
into the real world,
1454
01:11:59,910 --> 01:12:01,910
then, suddenly,
there is that different element.
1455
01:12:01,950 --> 01:12:02,230
then, suddenly,
there is that different element.
1456
01:12:02,270 --> 01:12:04,270
Nadine, you could say,
was unfortunate,
1457
01:12:04,310 --> 01:12:05,030
Nadine, you could say,
was unfortunate,
1458
01:12:05,070 --> 01:12:07,070
but, of course, she is a victim
of an online predator
1459
01:12:07,110 --> 01:12:09,110
but, of course, she is a victim
of an online predator
1460
01:12:09,150 --> 01:12:10,670
but, of course, she is a victim
of an online predator
1461
01:12:10,710 --> 01:12:12,710
who was using dating apps
and direct messaging
1462
01:12:12,750 --> 01:12:14,750
who was using dating apps
and direct messaging
1463
01:12:14,790 --> 01:12:16,790
who was using dating apps
and direct messaging
1464
01:12:16,830 --> 01:12:17,150
who was using dating apps
and direct messaging
1465
01:12:17,190 --> 01:12:19,190
because he was - and did -
was looking for a victim
1466
01:12:19,230 --> 01:12:21,230
because he was - and did -
was looking for a victim
1467
01:12:21,270 --> 01:12:21,550
because he was - and did -
was looking for a victim
1468
01:12:21,590 --> 01:12:23,590
to be able to control,
groom and exploit.
1469
01:12:23,630 --> 01:12:25,350
to be able to control,
groom and exploit.
1470
01:12:25,390 --> 01:12:27,430
The thing the internet does,
1471
01:12:27,470 --> 01:12:29,470
it gives you the connectivity
to the world,
1472
01:12:29,510 --> 01:12:30,710
it gives you the connectivity
to the world,
1473
01:12:30,750 --> 01:12:32,070
it gives you the connectivity
1474
01:12:32,110 --> 01:12:34,110
to individuals
that you would not normally have.
1475
01:12:34,150 --> 01:12:34,430
to individuals
that you would not normally have.
1476
01:12:34,470 --> 01:12:36,470
The internet has facilitated
his own persona as a predator,
1477
01:12:36,510 --> 01:12:38,510
The internet has facilitated
his own persona as a predator,
1478
01:12:38,550 --> 01:12:39,150
The internet has facilitated
his own persona as a predator,
1479
01:12:39,190 --> 01:12:41,190
and that's the danger
the internet does pose.
1480
01:12:41,230 --> 01:12:41,510
and that's the danger
the internet does pose.
1481
01:12:41,550 --> 01:12:43,550
And unfortunately, in this case,
that was to do
1482
01:12:43,590 --> 01:12:43,870
And unfortunately, in this case,
that was to do
1483
01:12:43,910 --> 01:12:45,910
with physical and sexual
exploitation, resulting in a murder.
1484
01:12:45,950 --> 01:12:47,230
with physical and sexual
exploitation, resulting in a murder.
1485
01:12:48,990 --> 01:12:50,990
This case highlights the well-known
risks associated with online dating.
1486
01:12:51,030 --> 01:12:53,030
This case highlights the well-known
risks associated with online dating.
1487
01:12:53,070 --> 01:12:54,230
This case highlights the well-known
risks associated with online dating.
1488
01:12:54,270 --> 01:12:56,270
For many, it's a perfectly enjoyable
and acceptable experience,
1489
01:12:56,310 --> 01:12:58,310
For many, it's a perfectly enjoyable
and acceptable experience,
1490
01:12:58,350 --> 01:12:59,990
For many, it's a perfectly enjoyable
and acceptable experience,
1491
01:13:00,030 --> 01:13:02,030
but I would urge that anybody who's
going to meet someone in person
1492
01:13:02,070 --> 01:13:04,070
but I would urge that anybody who's
going to meet someone in person
1493
01:13:04,110 --> 01:13:04,390
but I would urge that anybody who's
going to meet someone in person
1494
01:13:04,430 --> 01:13:06,430
that they've only met online before
takes sensible safety precautions.
1495
01:13:06,470 --> 01:13:08,470
that they've only met online before
takes sensible safety precautions.
1496
01:13:08,510 --> 01:13:08,950
that they've only met online before
takes sensible safety precautions.
1497
01:13:08,990 --> 01:13:10,990
Perhaps make sure friends and family
know where they're going,
1498
01:13:11,030 --> 01:13:12,230
Perhaps make sure friends and family
know where they're going,
1499
01:13:12,270 --> 01:13:14,270
have a kind of agreed time
of contact,
1500
01:13:14,310 --> 01:13:15,270
have a kind of agreed time
of contact,
1501
01:13:15,310 --> 01:13:17,310
and just take care
about their own safety.
1502
01:13:17,350 --> 01:13:18,270
and just take care
about their own safety.
1503
01:13:18,310 --> 01:13:20,310
And if anyone has a family member
that's in that kind of situation,
1504
01:13:20,350 --> 01:13:22,270
And if anyone has a family member
that's in that kind of situation,
1505
01:13:22,310 --> 01:13:24,350
then they should seek help.
1506
01:13:24,390 --> 01:13:26,390
I remember Nadine's mother, Andrea,
speaking very movingly
1507
01:13:26,430 --> 01:13:28,430
I remember Nadine's mother, Andrea,
speaking very movingly
1508
01:13:28,470 --> 01:13:28,870
I remember Nadine's mother, Andrea,
speaking very movingly
1509
01:13:28,910 --> 01:13:30,910
about this gaping hole
in their lives.
1510
01:13:30,950 --> 01:13:31,430
about this gaping hole
in their lives.
1511
01:13:31,470 --> 01:13:33,470
Nadine could never be replaced,
1512
01:13:33,510 --> 01:13:33,750
Nadine could never be replaced,
1513
01:13:33,790 --> 01:13:35,790
that she had been the glue
that kept the family together.
1514
01:13:35,830 --> 01:13:36,950
that she had been the glue
that kept the family together.
1515
01:13:36,990 --> 01:13:38,990
Her brothers described her
as a ray of sunshine,
1516
01:13:39,030 --> 01:13:39,550
Her brothers described her
as a ray of sunshine,
1517
01:13:39,590 --> 01:13:41,590
which I thought
was a fitting tribute
1518
01:13:41,630 --> 01:13:41,910
which I thought
was a fitting tribute
1519
01:13:41,950 --> 01:13:43,950
to this bright, talented,
independent-minded girl.
1520
01:13:43,990 --> 01:13:45,790
to this bright, talented,
independent-minded girl.
1521
01:13:45,830 --> 01:13:47,830
We often look back
in cases like this and think,
1522
01:13:47,870 --> 01:13:48,310
We often look back
in cases like this and think,
1523
01:13:48,350 --> 01:13:50,350
"Could something have stopped
what happened? What was missed?"
1524
01:13:50,390 --> 01:13:51,470
"Could something have stopped
what happened? What was missed?"
1525
01:13:51,510 --> 01:13:53,510
Now, importantly, Nadine did report
1526
01:13:53,550 --> 01:13:53,790
Now, importantly, Nadine did report
1527
01:13:53,830 --> 01:13:55,790
an alleged rape and assault
to the police.
1528
01:13:55,830 --> 01:13:57,830
And it seems that
that prosecution didn't go through,
1529
01:13:57,870 --> 01:13:58,150
And it seems that
that prosecution didn't go through,
1530
01:13:58,190 --> 01:14:00,190
maybe because of the international
element, but that's not clear.
1531
01:14:00,230 --> 01:14:01,350
maybe because of the international
element, but that's not clear.
1532
01:14:01,390 --> 01:14:03,390
So there were points
at which it was clear
1533
01:14:03,430 --> 01:14:03,710
So there were points
at which it was clear
1534
01:14:03,750 --> 01:14:05,750
that there were some risks posed
by Almahri,
1535
01:14:05,790 --> 01:14:06,070
that there were some risks posed
by Almahri,
1536
01:14:06,110 --> 01:14:08,110
but ultimately, in these cases,
it's easy to look back and say,
1537
01:14:08,150 --> 01:14:09,150
but ultimately, in these cases,
it's easy to look back and say,
1538
01:14:09,190 --> 01:14:11,190
"Why didn't something happen here?
Look what we missed."
1539
01:14:11,230 --> 01:14:11,830
"Why didn't something happen here?
Look what we missed."
1540
01:14:11,870 --> 01:14:13,870
And importantly, we need to focus
on identifying that in the future.
1541
01:14:13,910 --> 01:14:15,790
And importantly, we need to focus
on identifying that in the future.
1542
01:14:15,830 --> 01:14:17,830
What we need to remember is Nadine.
1543
01:14:17,870 --> 01:14:18,110
What we need to remember is Nadine.
1544
01:14:18,150 --> 01:14:20,150
Nadine was a young woman
like any other young woman.
1545
01:14:20,190 --> 01:14:20,470
Nadine was a young woman
like any other young woman.
1546
01:14:20,510 --> 01:14:22,430
She was interested
in finding a partner,
1547
01:14:22,470 --> 01:14:24,470
and that ultimately put her at risk.
1548
01:14:24,510 --> 01:14:24,750
and that ultimately put her at risk.
1549
01:14:24,790 --> 01:14:26,550
This could happen to anybody,
1550
01:14:26,590 --> 01:14:28,590
and remembering Nadine
will help us remember that.
1551
01:14:28,630 --> 01:14:29,350
and remembering Nadine
will help us remember that.
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