{"id":257333,"date":"2025-06-29T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mourners-hold-vigil-to-mark-three-years-since-murder-of-zara-aleena\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:00:12","slug":"mourners-hold-vigil-to-mark-three-years-since-murder-of-zara-aleena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mourners-hold-vigil-to-mark-three-years-since-murder-of-zara-aleena\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourners hold vigil to mark three years since murder of Zara Aleena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/SFols-t4Gdk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mourners hold vigil to mark three years since murder of Zara Aleena\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SFols-t4Gdk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A vigil has been held to mark three years since the death of Zara Aleena, who was murdered on her way home from a night out in Ilford in east London.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old law graduate was sexually assaulted and killed in June 2022 by Jordan McSweeney, who had recently been let out of prison and should have been back inside after breaching the conditions of his release.<\/p>\n<p>Zara&#8217;s aunt, Farah Naz, told Sky&#8217;s Emma Birchley the murder was &quot;needless&quot; &#8211; and the silent vigil was also a &quot;protest&quot; against the criminal justice system, which she believes &quot;failed&quot; her niece.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/trib.al\/DrtNVqP<\/p>\n<p>#London #UK #Crime<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vigil has been held to mark three years since the death of Zara Aleena, who was murdered on her way home from a night out in Ilford in east London. 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