A woman killed in a street attack in east London was loved by everyone, her aunt has said. Zara Aleena, 35, was walking home along in Cranbrook Road, Ilford, when she was attacked in the early hours of Sunday.
An aspiring lawyer killed in a street attack in London was "fearless" her aunt has said, as she vowed to speak with political leaders to tackle violence against women and girls.
Ms Aleena was found bleeding and struggling to breathe with serious head injuries, the court was told. "I want to speak to the leaders of this country, I want to talk about the setting up of projects right now to prevent violence."Ms Naz said hundreds of people, many of whom the family had never met, had told them they had had conversations with Ms Aleena, known to family members as Zash or Zasherooni, following her death.
The law graduate was as happy as she had ever been to be offered a job at the Royal Courts of Justice five weeks ago in order to become a fully qualified solicitor."She's a family person, but she's more than a family person," Ms Naz continued. "She was working, studying, thinking, planning, dreaming but she wasn't a dreamer, she was acting towards her dreams."One of the reasons she wanted to become a lawyer was because equality for women was something she fought for, her aunt said.
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