Sister of murdered Sabina Nessa says her family would have been treated ‘equally’ if she had been white

THE sister of murdered teacher Sabina Nessa said her family would have been treated better after her murder if she had been white.

Jebina Yasmin Islam claimed there had been no government support and described those in senior positions as “useless”.

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She also blamed the Home Secretary Priti Patel using her sister’s name for cheap advertising.

And she claimed her murder didn’t get as much coverage as Sarah Everard’s.

Ms Islam told the BBC: “I think it’s because of our ethnicity, to be honest.

“And I feel like if we were a normal British white family we would have been treated the same.”

her sister, 28, was beaten to death by sex offender Koci Selamaj in a park in south-east London in September.

Selamaj, 36, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday.

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