:00:00. > 3:59:59Inevitable, I suppose. That's all from the News at Six. Goodbye from
:00:00. > :00:00.me. On BBC We are here exactly a week
:00:00. > :00:11.after the murder of a student which A local road is sealed off, after
:00:12. > :00:20.police search teams find a knife. Hundreds of police officers
:00:21. > :00:22.from across the South East `re And, we broadcast
:00:23. > :00:29.the first interview given by this student who was the first pdrson
:00:30. > :00:31.on the scene where Nahid Almanea She was in the middle of thd path
:00:32. > :00:50.way. Again, there was no sign of real struggle, her bag was still
:00:51. > :00:51.wrapped around her arm as if it had come off her shoulder.
:00:52. > :00:52.Jobs bombshell at Norfolk Police, as the Chief Constable slashes
:00:53. > :00:55.And, action is promised on mobile phone black spots,
:00:56. > :01:07.after the Prime Minister is kept hanging on the line in East Anglia.
:01:08. > :01:14.Exactly a week ago today, a 31`year`old student called
:01:15. > :01:16.Nahid Almanea was stabbed to death as she walked to her lecturds here
:01:17. > :01:21.Look East is here tonight to bring you the latest on the huge police
:01:22. > :01:26.investigation, and to gauge the impact on the local comlunity.
:01:27. > :01:30.I'm standing in Scarfe Way, a residential area on the e`stern
:01:31. > :01:35.outskirts of Colchester, just a few minutes? walk from the university.
:01:36. > :01:42.During tonight's programme we will bring you the story here, plus the
:01:43. > :01:57.But let's start with day eight of the investigation,
:01:58. > :02:09.Today, the police flooeded the Greensford estate with officers
:02:10. > :02:11.Checkpoints were set up, as a force helicopter circled overhead.
:02:12. > :02:22.Had anyone seen anything th`t could help catch Nahid's killer?
:02:23. > :02:25.I am very sad for her and her family,
:02:26. > :02:30.because this is just unbelievable that some people can do it,
:02:31. > :02:37.Elsewhere, an officer boarddd buses, handing out leaflets, written both
:02:38. > :02:40.in English and Arabic, appealing for witnesses to come forward.
:02:41. > :02:48.John Johnston was a friend of James Attfield who was stabbed to
:02:49. > :02:53.death in Lower Castle Park in Colchester three months `go.
:02:54. > :02:55.Both men had head injuries and met at the charity, Headway.
:02:56. > :03:03.I'm not as bad as James, but I am still classed as an invalid.
:03:04. > :03:05.That makes me wary because I can't walk properly.
:03:06. > :03:11.When I come for the papers in the morning, I used to walk,
:03:12. > :03:18.That's what makes me suspicious of everybody, watching everxone
:03:19. > :03:22.The intensive search for the murder weapon continues.
:03:23. > :03:24.Concentrating on three fishhng lakes next to the trail.
:03:25. > :03:31.But the police are absolutely determined not to miss that
:03:32. > :03:35.crucial bit of evidence that could help them catch this killer.
:03:36. > :03:38.At lunchtime, a flurry of police activity.
:03:39. > :03:41.A knife was found in Hawthorne Avenue.
:03:42. > :03:46.It has been sent for forensic analysis.
:03:47. > :03:48.Today, police said witnesses had come forward with what could be
:03:49. > :03:50.a significant sighting on Friday the 13th of June.
:03:51. > :04:03.on Friday the 13th of June, witnesses have described a man in
:04:04. > :04:08.Colchester, who was following two females who left one of the houses.
:04:09. > :04:13.Witnesses say they think one female could have been Nahid.
:04:14. > :04:16.The man is described as in his 30s, five feet ten inches, dark hair
:04:17. > :04:17.wearing casual clothing and dark jeans.
:04:18. > :04:21.And having a local Colchestdr accent.
:04:22. > :04:23.I would make an appeal, if you know who that man is,
:04:24. > :04:30.He may have information to help us find the killer.
:04:31. > :04:36.A week on, there is a sense of urgency to this murder inquiry.
:04:37. > :04:39.And a sense of nervousness, of deep disquiet in this community.
:04:40. > :04:49.A community that hopes a breakthrough will come soon.
:04:50. > :04:53.So, what we do know is that the alarm was raised near hdre
:04:54. > :04:58.Nahid's body was discovered by a fellow student called Roberto Sanha.
:04:59. > :05:03.He has spoken about the incident for the first time to Look Dast
:05:04. > :05:11.Everthing was fine, like a normal day.
:05:12. > :05:21.As soon as I got onto there, I see a woman on the floor
:05:22. > :05:34.She was bleeding, she was dying, as I called the police.
:05:35. > :05:39.Describe the scene, were there people around?
:05:40. > :05:45.There were people who were walking past.
:05:46. > :05:50.They noticed the body, obviously, but did not stay to help.
:05:51. > :05:53.They walked past, and didn't want to get involved
:05:54. > :05:56.That is quite shocking that people would not stop to help.
:05:57. > :06:01.She had been lying there for a while.
:06:02. > :06:09.Someone must've seen, been there, even at the point of it happening,
:06:10. > :06:21.To the woman lying there.
:06:22. > :06:24.It makes me feel this is a community where people are
:06:25. > :06:34.Is it really a community whdre you don't help each other at a time of
:06:35. > :06:36.need? What was going through your head when you saw her?
:06:37. > :06:41.You were walking back with your headphones on.
:06:42. > :06:43.At that time, before I even arrived, I wasn't expecting to see anything
:06:44. > :06:46.After this murder, a lot of people have realisdd they
:06:47. > :07:08.There has been a lot of talk, blaming it on the people dohng it.
:07:09. > :07:17.Now people are realising there is a real danger about the place.
:07:18. > :07:18.The MP for Colchester is, of course, Sir Bob Russell.
:07:19. > :07:31.This must be shocking view to have this in your constituency. Two
:07:32. > :07:34.brutal murders a few weeks apart, brutal murders a few weeks apart, if
:07:35. > :07:44.you are miles apart. The police are doing all they can, proceedhng on
:07:45. > :07:47.the basis of these are two murders, possibly two separate murders,
:07:48. > :07:51.conceivably one murderer. Therefore, the perpetrator or
:07:52. > :07:57.perpetrators do not necessarily live in proximity to wear these murders
:07:58. > :08:03.took place. I can only echo requests from the police, do not walk alone
:08:04. > :08:07.in isolated areas. Please, just think, does anybody they
:08:08. > :08:18.the description? Is there somebody they know who has odd sleephng
:08:19. > :08:20.habits? One murderer was at breakfast time, the other was in the
:08:21. > :08:26.breakfast time, the other w`s in the early hours of the morning. We must
:08:27. > :08:31.rally around together, to try to how the police. The police are doing all
:08:32. > :08:34.they can. They have brought in hundreds of officers from
:08:35. > :08:39.neighbouring forces to assist. There is a public meeting tomorrow.
:08:40. > :08:43.What are you hoping that will achieve?
:08:44. > :08:48.I think that the public are now being urged by the police to help
:08:49. > :08:55.them. People have come forw`rd describing the prospect of seeing a
:08:56. > :08:59.gentleman a few days before, that is the sort of information the police
:09:00. > :09:07.want. I would urge the County Council to turn the street lights
:09:08. > :09:10.on. These murders, had the street lights have been turned on, would
:09:11. > :09:18.they have been a factor? nervousness in Colchester and that
:09:19. > :09:20.is one way of giving reassurance, said people have peace of mhnd.
:09:21. > :09:38.said people have peace of mind. Thanks you very much.
:09:39. > :09:41.Thanks, Susie. The Chief Constable of Norfolk has announced th`t 3 0
:09:42. > :09:43.posts will go, under a plan to deliver savings of more than ?20
:09:44. > :09:47.Simon Bailey says the plans represent the most
:09:48. > :09:49.significant review of policing in the county in a generation.
:09:50. > :09:51.We'll be hearing from the Chief Constable shortly.
:09:52. > :09:53.But, first, the details and the reaction to the cuts
:09:54. > :09:58.By any standards, the cuts outlined in the Norfolk plan are substantial.
:09:59. > :10:01.But its stated aim is to shheld the front line, maintain an
:10:02. > :10:02.effective round`the`clock elergency service, prevent and tackle crime,
:10:03. > :10:07.There are currently more th`n 1 500 police officers in the Norfolk
:10:08. > :10:16.As of now, there are 260 police community support officers.
:10:17. > :10:19.There is already a recruitment freeze and numbers will go down
:10:20. > :10:26.From the present total of just over 1,100 civilian staff,
:10:27. > :10:37.No surprises at force headquarters in Wyndham.
:10:38. > :10:39.Staff have been fully briefdd about the extent of the cuts,
:10:40. > :11:04.Unison, which represents the civili`n,
:11:05. > :11:06.`` civilian staff, says its members have been living on the edge, from
:11:07. > :11:10.announcement to the other, through a series of efficiency savings which
:11:11. > :11:15.In a statement, its branch secretary says the rocks and hard places we
:11:16. > :11:17.have travelled over in the past seemed to be colfortable
:11:18. > :11:20.As chairman of the Norfolk Police Federation, Paul
:11:21. > :11:23.Ridgeway represents 1,500 officers up to the rank of chief inspector.
:11:24. > :11:28.day. Taking ?20 million out of an organisation which looks after the
:11:29. > :11:34.I am bewildered as to how the Government can see that is right.
:11:35. > :11:37.The Chief Constable will prdsent his latest plans to the Police And
:11:38. > :11:56.Earlier, I spoke to the Chief Constable about the cuts he is
:11:57. > :11:58.having to make. He said the people of Norfolk will not notice `ny
:11:59. > :12:05.difference to front`line policing. The reduction of 120 posts will be
:12:06. > :12:09.over four years, 25% from supervisory positions which means
:12:10. > :12:13.our communities, people in our local neighbourhoods, will see no
:12:14. > :12:18.reduction whatsoever in thehr neighbourhood.
:12:19. > :12:25.Patrol officers, beat managers, the officers based within schools.
:12:26. > :12:31.You joined as a police constable. I imagine you thought you would never
:12:32. > :12:35.be faced with having to make such drastic cuts,
:12:36. > :12:38.heartbreaking for a person in your position.
:12:39. > :12:42.It is difficult, I do think any police constable joins to oversee a
:12:43. > :12:45.downsizing of the organisathon. That downsizing of the organisation. That
:12:46. > :12:51.being said, it is my job, it is my responsibility.
:12:52. > :12:57.How has the news been received by your teams across Norfolk Police?
:12:58. > :13:03.Colleagues are worried. Staff are worried about job security. My
:13:04. > :13:09.police officer colleagues understand the challenges I face. I have gone
:13:10. > :13:16.to great trouble to explain to the organisation in the past few weeks
:13:17. > :13:20.the challenges I face, the plans I have and I am putting in pl`ce. I
:13:21. > :13:26.think the organisation, generally, understands it, and understand I
:13:27. > :13:27.will want to do everything H can to keep redundancies to an absolute
:13:28. > :13:32.minimum. I am generally hophng minimum. I am generally hoping that
:13:33. > :13:34.the reduction of PCSO 's will be through recruitment, natural
:13:35. > :13:40.wastage, people retiring. What commitment can you make to the
:13:41. > :13:43.people of Norfolk that they won t see a difference in the levdl of
:13:44. > :13:50.policing I am making that commitment now
:13:51. > :13:54.there will be no reduction this year at all. A reduction of seven in the
:13:55. > :13:57.whole of the County of 600 officers, in 2015. The difference generally is
:13:58. > :14:01.in 2015. The difference gendrally is going to be a tiny fraction and
:14:02. > :14:08.people will not notice the difference.
:14:09. > :14:10.The Government has promised to tackle the region's
:14:11. > :14:14.One idea is to persuade the phone companies to shard
:14:15. > :14:17.their masts, so that users can switch if they lose their shgnal.
:14:18. > :14:19.The idea apparently has the backing of the Prime Minister
:14:20. > :14:21.who was exasperated by the poor mobile coverage during
:14:22. > :14:26.Flood warden Marie Strong is well prepared for a crisis,
:14:27. > :14:30.but at the height of Decembdr's storms, Marie and her team
:14:31. > :14:34.at Wells`next`the`Sea completely lost their mobile phone signals
:14:35. > :14:38.At a vital time when we needed to communicate with
:14:39. > :14:41.police about the floodwaters, the signal had gone down.
:14:42. > :14:46.I can't describe the diabolhcal situation we are facing.
:14:47. > :14:50.Soon after the tidal surge, the Prime Minister saw for him
:14:51. > :14:51.self how broken communications and mobile phone black spots
:14:52. > :14:58.Struggling to get a signal himself, David Cameron promised he would look
:14:59. > :15:21.When you go on holiday and you haven't got the right
:15:22. > :15:24.They say you can get great coverage but when you try to use it, you
:15:25. > :15:27.The Government has announced mobile phone operators are
:15:28. > :15:31.Instead of competing with each other, operators are being
:15:32. > :15:34.encouraged to share masts, to allow national roaming to be introduced.
:15:35. > :15:36.When you travel abroad, your phone searches for a new provider.
:15:37. > :15:38.National roaming would work in the same way.
:15:39. > :15:44.In a black spot, you would find a new provider and use your phone.
:15:45. > :15:46.The lack of mobile phone masts in rural and coastal areas has cost
:15:47. > :15:53.If a certain hotel or pub rhngs up for an order, and we can't get hold
:15:54. > :16:00.When they deliver their orddrs, they have to come back to the shop,
:16:01. > :16:06.As well as national roaming, the Government says ?150 million
:16:07. > :16:14.will be spent on building mobile phone masts in remote areas.
:16:15. > :16:20.The Look East late news is at the later time of 11.40pm tonight.
:16:21. > :16:30.Let's re`join Susie now, who is in Colchester.
:16:31. > :16:37.The news here today is that hundreds of police officers from
:16:38. > :16:39.across the South East have continued their investigation into thd murder
:16:40. > :16:53.The police presence is very heavy here.
:16:54. > :16:54.The Saudi national set off from her home last Tuesday lorning
:16:55. > :16:57.Today, our reporter Kevin Burch re`traced
:16:58. > :17:02.Police say Nahid normally took the same route
:17:03. > :17:05.from her home here in Woodrow Way to the university everyday.
:17:06. > :17:13.A week ago today, he had to go in for an earlx lecture
:17:14. > :17:16.so, on this occasion, she made the journey on her own.
:17:17. > :17:18.Her usual route would have taken her past Paul Laurence's front door.
:17:19. > :17:21.He says the mood on the estate has changed.
:17:22. > :17:38.That police presence was visible as we walked into
:17:39. > :17:43.Wendy Howard says everyone is on edge.
:17:44. > :17:48.Just the other day, that fear was real.
:17:49. > :17:52.There was a man on the other side of the road and I was too scared to
:17:53. > :17:55.turn my back on him and get my shopping out of the boot.
:17:56. > :17:58.Everyone is watching developments, no one more so than Julie Adams
:17:59. > :18:04.She knew Jim Attfield who was stabbed in March.
:18:05. > :18:10.His was 4am, the other was early in the morning, broad daylight.
:18:11. > :18:12.Ray McGibbon runs this hairdressing business on the estate.
:18:13. > :18:17.Thought to be the second biggest estate in Europe.
:18:18. > :18:19.It is always busy with students who rent.
:18:20. > :18:23.It is a cut through to the university.
:18:24. > :18:25.People living on the back of the estate.
:18:26. > :18:31.Here, detectives have discovered one of their most important pieces
:18:32. > :18:38.of evidence captured on CCTV, it appears to be the Nahid passing by.
:18:39. > :18:41.It has taken us four minutes to walk from the home to
:18:42. > :18:45.the shops where police belidve she was caught on the cameras.
:18:46. > :18:51.From here, she would have carried on walking down Hawthorne Avenue
:18:52. > :19:02.The estate is vast, crisscrossed by paths, alleyways and short cuts.
:19:03. > :19:04.All round, appeals for witnesses who possibly
:19:05. > :19:14.A suspected sighting at the shops at 10:20am.
:19:15. > :19:17.It has taken us no more than three minutes to walk down here,
:19:18. > :19:22.we are approaching the trail where Nahid's body was found.
:19:23. > :19:26.Assuming all these estimated timings are correct, she got to here.
:19:27. > :19:39.A call to the Ambulance Service was made at 10:39am.
:19:40. > :19:48.The focus today is very much on the investigation into the murder.
:19:49. > :19:51.investigation into the murddr. There was another brutal killing three
:19:52. > :20:00.months ago just two miles away. victim was James Attfield. Today I
:20:01. > :20:01.went back to the spot when he died, with his mother.
:20:02. > :20:07.We come down here because hhs We come down here because hhs body
:20:08. > :20:12.wasn't released. I've wanted to lay some flowers for him. I havd nowhere
:20:13. > :20:16.else to take them. I know it took a while he dhdn't
:20:17. > :20:20.I know it took a while he didn't die straight away. So, to know he was in
:20:21. > :20:28.such a lovely place, he could hear the birds, he loved it here. He
:20:29. > :20:33.would come here quite a lot. It has been three months since James
:20:34. > :20:38.died. How are you feeling investigation and we don't seem to
:20:39. > :20:45.know much more everything they can, using all the
:20:46. > :20:52.resources every faith that they are being very
:20:53. > :20:58.thorough. I know they are This latest murder, has it made more
:20:59. > :21:04.`` It has. They know how I feel. To
:21:05. > :21:10.think someone else is going What effect has this had on people
:21:11. > :21:16.in this part brutal murders in a place which
:21:17. > :21:25.isn't used to this kind of crime? understandably so. I have two girls.
:21:26. > :21:32.The youngest one is 18. She goes to Colchester quite a lot. Now we take
:21:33. > :21:37.her. She stays where it is busy, with a group of people. It is the
:21:38. > :21:46.same for everyone, people h`ve to be aware what is going on stock look
:21:47. > :21:52.out for each other. You havd only got James's body back
:21:53. > :21:57.How difficult was that not to be able to say goodbye?
:21:58. > :22:02.It has been very hard. The whole situation is so out of the norm
:22:03. > :22:07.Sadly, you lose loved ones, and you grieve.
:22:08. > :22:12.have started grieving properly yet because
:22:13. > :22:19.doing other things, helping the police, talking to yourselvds. I
:22:20. > :22:23.haven't had a lot of time to think. As a mum, I want to help hil. The
:22:24. > :22:32.situation is out of my hands. I have to do what I can.
:22:33. > :22:35.The grief will come. I know you are planning his funeral now. He loved
:22:36. > :22:46.his music. I assume there whll be quite a bit of that?
:22:47. > :22:49.There will be. Jim loved life. He had such a wicked sense of humour.
:22:50. > :22:52.We have planned his funeral to what he would have liked. It is a
:22:53. > :22:56.celebration of his what we are aiming for.
:22:57. > :22:58.Thank Let's bring in the
:22:59. > :23:01.Reverend Martin Peirce. Martin is not only a local vicar
:23:02. > :23:14.in this area, he also runs Colchester is used to this type of
:23:15. > :23:18.crime which is why there is so much shock here.
:23:19. > :23:23.Especially coming so soon after the other terrible murder of Jales
:23:24. > :23:27.Attwell. It has left people feeling very shocked and
:23:28. > :23:35.personal safety. You have been talking to people on
:23:36. > :23:41.the estate, what messages are you getting? People are very concerned.
:23:42. > :23:46.They are very concerned. Part of my role in the community is to try
:23:47. > :23:53.police presence has been immensely helpful. We are just trying to say
:23:54. > :23:56.to people, don't put yourself at risk, don't go into secluded
:23:57. > :23:59.on your own. And encouraging people,
:24:00. > :24:06.information, even the smallest thing, to come forward and share
:24:07. > :24:11.that with the police officers. We can put the incident rool
:24:12. > :24:16.up now. Police are saying the answer lies in the community. Absolutely,
:24:17. > :24:19.yes. Any piece of information, no matter how small, is potenthally
:24:20. > :24:35.helpful. Thank you very much. There was a band of rain whhch are
:24:36. > :24:41.still around. We have a cold front heading slowly south. A band of
:24:42. > :24:42.showers along it. And a marked difference in temperature. A
:24:43. > :24:48.difference in temperature. @ cooler field to things, right now, only 13
:24:49. > :24:55.degrees in Norwich. Looking back, these showers have been heading
:24:56. > :24:59.south east, some heavy and thundery. They are starting to clear away. For
:25:00. > :25:01.much of the evening, largelx much of the evening, largely dry.
:25:02. > :25:10.Some clear spells around ovdrnight. Some clear spells around overnight.
:25:11. > :25:16.We can't walk out the odd extra shower but for many it will be dry.
:25:17. > :25:20.A lot of moisture around which means mist patches. Under clear skies it
:25:21. > :25:27.could get chilly. Many placds staying around 10 degrees.
:25:28. > :25:35.Elsewhere, down to eight. Tomorrow is not a bad day. It will stay dry
:25:36. > :25:41.throughout the day with sunny spells. Feeling a little cooler and
:25:42. > :25:44.fresh air compared to today. Increasing amounts of cloud Semitism
:25:45. > :25:49.most of the sunshine tomorrow morning. It will quickly turn
:25:50. > :25:56.cloudy. Most places should stay dry. And a shift in temperatures, around
:25:57. > :26:01.17 degrees. It does look as though it is staying largely dry into the
:26:02. > :26:06.afternoon. Some bright spells around. The end of the week, some
:26:07. > :26:13.unsettled weather on the wax some uncertainty in the fordcast.
:26:14. > :26:16.There will be some rain but the timing of it is a little open to
:26:17. > :26:25.question at this point. Another day for Thursday. Warmer as well
:26:26. > :26:30.with sunny spells. Rain arriving on Friday. It will clear away but
:26:31. > :26:36.will be some showers around. It is looking like sunshine and showers
:26:37. > :26:47.for the weekend. I'll be back later during the late bulletin at 11: 0
:26:48. > :26:55.pm.. A book of condolence h`s been set up. Here are some of thd
:26:56. > :26:58.messages. Farewell, I hope your soul will rest in a world better than the
:26:59. > :27:04.one offered to you. As an Essex University graduate, I
:27:05. > :27:09.am shocked by this cowardly act and the loss of somebody living such a
:27:10. > :27:14.productive life. I hope her soul rest in perfect peace, this reminds
:27:15. > :27:17.us all although we may come from different places, speak in different
:27:18. > :27:23.tongues, our hearts beat as one. And, deepest condolences to the
:27:24. > :27:27.family. A great shock that something so terrible could happen in an
:27:28. > :27:30.environment renowned for learning and understanding.
:27:31. > :27:36.Two murders, two family is devastated. Police say the community
:27:37. > :27:41.holds the key for finding those responsible and
:27:42. > :28:01.happening again. If you can help, please do.
:28:02. > :28:27.Catch the late-afternoon games on the go.