Warped true crime fanatic GUILTY of stabbing mum to death in random beach attack as she screamed ‘get off me’
A WARPED true crime fanatic has been found guilty of stabbing a mum to death in a random beach attack.
Nasen Saadi, 20, “butchered” 34-year-old Amie Gray on Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth as she screamed: “Get off me.”
The twisted criminology student also stabbed Amie’s pal Leanne Miles – leaving her seriously injured in the horror attack.
Saadi has now been found guilty of murder and attempted murder following a trial.
Winchester Crown Court heard the monster had a morbid interest in true crime and horror movies.
Saadi was also fascinated by knives – calling himself “Ninja killer” on Snapchat – and carried out chilling searches for Brianna Ghey‘s murder and serial killer Levi Bellfield.
He would quiz his lecturers at Greenwich University about how to get away with killing – prompting one to ask: “You’re not planning a murder, are you?”
On May 20, the monster started to make his macabre fantasy a reality as he travelled to Durley Chine on a “recce” mission.
CCTV showed Saadi prowling the beach at night dressed in dark clothing while he hunted for a good spot.
Four days later, he returned to Bournemouth to carry out the gruesome killing.
Amie and Leanne had been chatting next to a fire to keep warm when Saadi struck in an act “horrifying in its savagery and in its randomness”.
Their screams were captured on CCTV as the monster stabbed them multiple times.
Saadi then left the pair bleeding on the sand as he shrunk into the shadows “away from the glare of the streetlights or the moonlight”.
In a harrowing 999 call, Leanne was heard crying out in pain as she told the operator: “I have been stabbed loads of times. Oh my god I am getting dizzy, please hurry up, please hurry up.”
She continued: “Oh, I feel sick, they need to be quicker, I am in so much pain, are you still there, please do not leave me.
“I am bleeding everywhere, I have been stabbed loads of times.”
Paramedics raced to the scene but personal trainer Amie was already “cold to the touch”.
Her cause of death was given as multiple stab wounds to her chest and arm – including one to her heart.
Leanne was rushed to hospital with 20 stab wounds to her chest and back but miraculously survived.
She later told police she and Amie had attempted to escape the knife-wielding maniac but were unable to shake him off.
She said Amie had screamed out “get off me” as Saadi repeatedly hacked at her as she lay defenceless on the sand.
Recalling her own ordeal, Leanne added: “I didn’t want to look at him. I couldn’t look at him.
“And I told him, I said, ‘please stop’. I said, ‘please stop, I’ve got children’.
“And then I think that’s when he started to go, he walked away.”
Officers trawling through CCTV of the moments leading to the attack were able to snare Saadi when he was positively identified by a witness.
In his police interview, he said he had an interest in true crime and enjoyed horror movies.
He also admitted visiting Bournemouth, but said he might have suffered a “blackout” or “been affected because he had been drinking”.
But police discovered he had carried out a string of twisted web searches leading up to the attack.
This included “Bournemouth CCTV” and “Is Bournemouth beach open all night” just days before the murder.
Saadi had also searched “how sharp are kitchen knives?” and “why is it harder for a criminal to be caught if he does it in another town?”
The killer had purchased a number of knives but the ones used in the attack have never been found.
Officers also seized a blue Trespass rucksack which contained white latex gloves – two of which were inside out – as well as a black balaclava, a torch, used wet wipes and a packet of tissues.
In his police interview, Saadi told officers he was not the man seen in CCTV on the night of the attack.
Amie's heartbroken family pay tribute
Amie’s mum Sharon Macklin said: “As a family we are devastated to have lost one of the most amazing, funny, kind and energetic souls.
“When Amie entered a room it filled with laughter and her presence could not be ignored.
“She was beautiful inside and out and there are no words that can express how empty our lives will be without her.
“We will miss her so much and our hearts are forever broken.”
Amie’s wife Sian Gray added: “Words cannot describe the pain that we feel. Amie was the most loving wife and mother.
“Her giggly laugh and big smile will be hard to be without. A larger than life character. I will miss you immensely my love. To the moon and back, forever and always.
“Thank you for all of the love and support shown and for respecting our privacy. It is a difficult time for everyone.”
He said: “I am wrongly accused of mistaken identity, mistakes can happen and I am not responsible.
“I think just because someone is wearing the same clothes is circumstantial.”
“You haven’t found a murder weapon, you haven’t found the trousers, the bag.”
Saadi denied murder, attempted murder and an alternative charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but admitted failing to provide his mobile phone code to police.
He will be sentenced at a later date.