A woman-hating criminology student who brutally murdered mum-of-one Amie Gray and attempted to kill her friend Leanne Miles in a carefully planned attack on a Dorset beach, has been jailed for life with a minimum 39 years to be spent behind bars. Nasen Saadi, 21, stabbed 34-year-old physical trainer Aime and seriously wounded Leanne, 38, as the pair were enjoying a late-night chat next to a small fire to keep warm on Durley Chine beach in Bournemouth shortly after 11.30pm on Friday 24 May 2024.

The monster, who was influenced by the online Incel movement after being repeatedly rejected by women, was convicted last year following a trial at Winchester Crown Court and it can now be reported that he "touched himself" whilst in his jail cell ahead of the trial after asking a female prison guard how much publicity the case was getting. Home Office pathologist Dr Basil Purdue revealed how Aime died as a result of 10 knife wounds including one to the heart while Ms Miles suffered 20 knife injuries. But she managed to escape with her life as Aime bravely distracted Saadi by screaming at him to "get away" from her friend, giving her vital seconds to escape.

Caging the beast Mrs Justice Cutts, said Saadi had chosen to deny his guilt because he wanted the "notoriety of a trial" and had a "complete lack of remorse" but indicated he was another young killer whose mind had been twisted by incel ideology as depicted by the current Netflix smash Adolescence.

She said: "It seems you have felt humiliated and rejected for any advances you have made towards girls which has led over time to a deeply-suppressed rage towards society and women in particular."

Charles Sherrard KC, defending, branded Saadi "a social misfit" who "had hardly any friends at school, never had a girlfriend and seemed to be somebody who was avoided rather than somebody's mate.

He added: "The fact of that was to provide him with significantly low esteem and general sense of inadequacy."

He said that Saadi compensated by "obsessing" over horror films and was fascinated by the mind of a psychopath and had a "growing sense of rage against society for the rejection".

Mr Sherrard continued: "Infamy became a valid goal in itself.

"Without using the words of a psychologist, without anything from a thesaurus, what it comes down to, in the words of the defendant 'I never got noticed when I did a good thing, people have only noticed when I did a bad thing' and that's perhaps the nearest one can get to an explanation."

In a victim impact statement read to the court, Aime's wife, Sian Gray, said that her partner's death would "haunt" her forever.

She said: "At the age of 36, I should not have to hold my deceased wife's cold hand, nor should my daughter have to say goodbye and grieve over a coffin.

"Our tragedy has been a public display for all to see. In such a small town we have no privacy so cannot hide our grief. That has been taken away from us. Amie's beautiful life has now been reduced to forever being remembered as 'the Murder Victim'."

Aime's mother Sharon Macklin said: "Amie was an amazing, funny, kind and energetic soul. She had a big smile and a loud laugh and when she entered the room it filled with laughter and her presence couldn't be ignored. She was beautiful inside and out, even if life wasn't great for her she would always find the time to help others."

She added that she struggled to sleep and was taking medication and receiving counselling following her daughter's death.

Mrs Gray's aunt, Joy Lawrence, said: "I see the impact it has had on my husband, daughters and grandchildren, the younger ones only 11 and eight, coping with everyone's grief. They are so distraught that they will never have fun with her again."

The Croydon-born defendant, who had been studying criminology and criminal psychology at the University of Greenwich, had researched locations to carry out the killing and had even asked his course lecturers questions on how to get away with murder.

The trial heard that Saadi was "fascinated" with knives and had bought six blades from websites, with several found at his aunt's house where he was living as well as at his parents' home.

Saadi used the name "Ninja Killer" for his Snapchat account and also used the username "NSkills" on his computer.

Saadi, who had dropped out of a physical education course, also carried out searches about the Milly Dowler and Brianna Ghey killings before travelling to the south coast looking for potential victims.

Lecturer Dr Lisa-Maria Reiss told the court Saadi had asked questions on "how to get away with murder", which had led her to ask him: "You're not planning a murder are you?"

The court was told Saadi had booked two hotels for a four-night stay in Bournemouth starting May 21 and was shown on CCTV carrying out "reccies" of the seafront and the scene of the murder and also exploring which locations were covered by CCTV.

In the weeks prior to his arrival in Bournemouth, his internet searches had also included entries such as "why is it harder for a killer to be caught if he does it in another town".

He also searched whether Bournemouth beach was open at night, whether pebble beaches were easier to run on than sand beaches - and which kind of terrain Bournemouth beach had. He even went as far as to search which hotels in the area had CCTV.

Having committed his murderous assault Saadi discarded the clothes and shoes he had worn during and fled Bournemouth early the following morning.

Phone records showed he viewed breaking news articles about the incident as he travelled back to London.

During his stay at the Dorset resort, the defendant, who is a fan of horror movies, also went to the cinema to see "slasher" movie The Strangers - Chapter 1.

Suggesting a motive for the attack, Ms Jones said: "This defendant seems to have wanted to know what it would be like to take life, perhaps he wanted to know what it would be like to make women feel afraid, perhaps he thought it would make him feel powerful, make him interesting to others.

"Perhaps he just couldn't bear to see people engaged in a happy, normal social interaction and he decided to lash out, to hurt, to butcher."

In a statement released after the trial, Aime's wife Sian Gray said: "Amie will never be forgotten. She touched the lives of so many. The immense support and love shown by everyone, reflects just that.

"Amie's life has been brutally taken but now she can rest in peace. Her strength lives on in all of us."

The cowardly defendant chose not to give evidence but always denied carrying out the attacks saying it was a case of mistaken identity and adding that he must have "blacked out" when they happened.

Benjamin May, a Senior Crown Prosecutor with CPS Wessex, said,: " "Amie Gray lost her life in the most tragic way, and our deepest condolences remain with her family.

"Amie's courageous final act to protect her friend truly defines who she was, and her life will forever be remembered for the love and protection she gave to her loved ones.

"Our thoughts continue to remain with her friends and family, as well as with Leanne Miles, whose bravery through this ordeal helped us to deliver justice.

"Saadi's perverse fascination with murder and violence morphed into vile, real-world consequences, for which he has faced justice.

"Women should be free to enjoy their lives without fear of violence - the Crown Prosecution Service is unwavering in our commitment to see perpetrators of male violence against women and girls brought to justice."

Detective Inspector Mark Jenkins, of MCIT, said, "Our dedicated team of investigators worked closely with the Crown Prosecution Service to build the best possible case at trial, which resulted in compelling evidence being presented to the jury.

"We were able to show how carefully the defendant planned his attack, intending to kill, choosing Bournemouth - somewhere he had never been before - as the location seemingly purely because it had a sandy beach and how he travelled down several days before with the intention of committing this horrific act.

"It appears that he targeted Amie and Leanne, who he had never met and were simply enjoying a peaceful evening on the beach, just because he saw an opportunity to surprise and overpower them.

"I want to again thank Amie's family and Leanne for the support they have provided throughout the investigation and court process and the dignified way they have conducted themselves during this extremely difficult period for them all."

Jack Thorne, whose Netflix show Adolescence has kick-started a national conversation about the danger of online spaces and the insidious influence of 'incel-culture' among young men, believes smartphones should be treated like cigarettes and banned until the age of 16 in the UK.

He said: "If it was my decision, I would be talking of smartphones like cigarettes and issuing an outright ban on all use by under-16s, but if that isn't possible the digital age of consent is a fine alternative," said Thorne, who co-wrote the show with actor Stephen Graham.

He called for the government to take "radical" action against tech companies, and follow France, Norway and Australia in restricting teenagers' access to social media.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has previously warned that Britain faces a new threat of terrorism from "extreme violence carried out by loners, misfits, young men in their bedrooms"

He said that the violence seen in cases such as the Southport attack by SAxel Rudakubana was a new form of terrorism committed by 'loners and misfits' who were "sometimes inspired by traditional terrorist groups, but fixated on 'extreme violence... for its own sake."

Sir Keir continued: "I do think it's new. You've seen versions of it in America with some of the mass shootings in schools.

"But that is my concern, that is my thinking that this is a new threat - individualised extreme violence, obsessive, often following online viewing of material from all sorts of different sources."