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A student of criminology in the United Kingdom, identified as Nasen Saadi, has been accused of killing a woman while injuring another as he wanted to “know what it would be like to take a life.”

This was disclosed in a report by BBC.

The 20 year old was accused of killing Amie Gray, 34, and seriously injuring 38-year-old Leanne Miles on Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth in May, earlier this year.

BBC also reported that Saadi started his pursuit to kill someone in April as he looked for a place for the attack. After researching beaches in the south of England, he settled on Bournemouth.

Sarah Jones KC, the prosecutor, told the jury at the Winchester Crown Court, that “He 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.”

Saddi told the police he was fascinated by true crime and was in Bournemouth at the time of the attacks but denied any involvement. He left the area the next day and was arrested on May 28 with the police finding knives in his bedside drawer and hidden between a wall and wardrobe.

Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Saadi has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder as the trial continues.