Christina Abbotts of Highams Hill in the Gossops Green area of Crawley, failed to turn up to her own 29th birthday party in central London, her friends’ became concerned.
She had been in communication with friends during the morning of her birthday, but after around 10.30am she stopped responding, and by 10.30pm, when she hadn’t turned up at the bar, they became concerned and called police.
Police found her dead in her bed at the flat she rented in Crawley having been repeatedly struck on the head. She was hit on the head more than 13 times with a pestle, which was found on the bed next to her.
Zahid Naseem was also found at unconscious on sofa at her property. Zahid was taken to hospital, but it was found his was faking his unconsciousness when police arrived.
When he started talking in hospital, police arrested him for her murder and started investigation. Detectives then began piecing together how the pair knew each other and how Christina came to have died.
Both Zahid and Christina had met via a website in March 2018 and had seen each other on several occasions at hotels in London.
The pair had then spent the evening together drinking and taking drugs on the day of murder.
Zahid, a businessman, stood trial on December 11 at Lewes Crown Court which lasted for eight days. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison serving a minimum of 19 years.
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