Chilling moment student, 20, ‘scopes out’ Bournemouth beach where he ‘stabbed mum 10 times in random attack’ days later

This is the moment a criminology student 'scopes out' a beach days before allegedly stabbing a mum to death in a random attack.

Nasen Saadi, 20, is alleged to have "butchered" Amie Gray and her friend Leanne Miles at Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth.

The student is standing trial at Winchester Crown Court charged with murder and attempted murder.

Jurors have been shown footage of him arriving in the seaside town in May earlier this year, before walking up and down the beach.

Sarah Jones KC, prosecuting, told the court Saadi walked at night along the promenade to Durley Chine for a “recce” of the area.

The jury was also shown CCTV footage allegedly showing the defendant at a Waitrose store in Croydon on May 20, where he made a purchase and took out some money from a cashpoint.

He was also shown on footage the following day going to Clapham Junction station, where he boarded a train to Bournemouth.

He is then seen leaving the station and getting into a taxi which takes him to a Travelodge hotel.

Saadi is then seen going to a Five Guys restaurant the same evening.

On the day of the attack, May 24, the defendant is allegedly shown buying wet wipes and nail clippers at a Superdrug store.

The court has heard Amie suffered 10 stab wounds after she was attacked at random on the beach.

She screamed "get off me" and Leanne begged "stop, I've got children" as they were stabbed.

They had been been chatting next to a fire to keep warm when they were allegedly targeted at random by Saadi.

In a 999 call played to the court, Leanne was heard crying in pain.

She could be heard telling the operator: "I have been stabbed loads of times. Oh my god I am getting dizzy, please hurry up, please hurry up."

Leanne then says she doesn't know where Amie is, adding: "Oh, I feel sick, they need to be quicker, I am in so much pain, are you still there, please do not leave me."

She continues: "I am bleeding everywhere, I have been stabbed loads of times."

The student, meanwhile, is said to have researched methods of murder, including the killing of Brianna Ghey, before the alleged attack

It came after he had asked his lecturers a series of questions about defences for murder, the court heard.

CCTV is said to have captured the attack, before Saadi was positively identified by a photographer who was in the area at the time, the court heard.

In police interview, Saadi 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".

Saadi, who has pleaded guilty to failing to provide his mobile phone code to police, denies the charges and the trial continues.

The trial continues.