Sammy Almahri Sentenced For The Murder Of Nadine Aburas
Sammy Almahri, 45, has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Cardiff Crown Court today (Thursday 3rd November) for the murder of Nadine Aburas, 28, in Cardiff on New Year’s Eve 2014.
At his trial last month Almahri changed his plea to guilty of murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Morgan of South Wales Police Major Crime Investigations Team said: “On New Year’s Eve 2014 Sammy Almahri took the life of Nadine Aburas before promptly fleeing the country.
“He took refuge in Tanzania where he continued to taunt the police and the family and friends of Nadine with telephone calls and messages exacerbating their grief.
“By fleeing to Tanzania, Almahri though that he would avoid having to take responsibility for this abhorrent crime.
“He was however promptly located, arrested and extradited following a committed policing operation involving the Crown Prosecution Service and a number of agencies.
“Today brings an end to the criminal investigation and I again pass on my condolences to the Aburas family who have acted with great dignity and humility throughout this horrific ordeal.”
Speaking outside Court Nadine Aburas’ family said: “We are grateful to the Police and the Crown Prosecution Service for their hard work in locating, extraditing and prosecuting Sammy Almahri.
“We are also grateful to family, friends and particularly the Voluntary Victim Support Unit who have been invaluable in keeping us focused through this horrific ordeal.
“Without their support we would not have had the strength to go through the last gruelling 22 months.
“Sammy Almahri took Nadine from us at the start of her adult life.
“Nadine was a remarkable young woman, courageous, intelligent and loving.
“Her infectious laugh and the beauty she brought to our lives will be forever missed.
“Nadine’s caring nature brought her close to many in our community and her murder has had a huge impact on everyone that knew her.
“Sammy Almahri tragically and maliciously ended a life with so much promise and only fully accepted responsibility when he realised the weight of the evidence against him.
“It is unimaginable for us as a family to understand the heinous crime that has been committed.
“We will continue to remember Nadine and the joy that she brought to us but our lives will never be the same.
“Sammy Almahri took the glue that held our family together and no sentence given to this man can compare to the sentence that he has given us.”
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