A family of 35-year-old ambitious lawyers killed after a stranger attack in Ilford, east London, sent her an emotional compliment that she was “a friend of all.”
Zara Arena was beaten on Sunday morning by walking along Cranbrook Road towards Gants Hill Station in Ilford, east London. She later died in the hospital.
Her family said in a statement released Wednesday morning by police that the last few days had been “shocking and unimaginable.”
“Our loss is irreparable and the emptiness feels insurmountable, but the warmth and tenderness of our community is a testament to the power of Zara’s spirit. Her life. Was stolen from us. She was stolen from all of us. “
They said that Mr. Arena recently started working at the public prosecutor’s office, taking care of her mother and grandmother, “the care of others came to her very naturally.”
“Zara was friendly and everyone’s friend. She was pure in heart.
“She was delighted with all of us, her shimmering eyes, and the black hair of curly hair. Her brilliant laughter and her sweet smile. Her little frame is a passionate spirit and indomitable. It embodies the energy of.
“Zara was raised by the whole of our family. She was our love in human form.”
Arena studied law at the University of Westminster and, according to her family, had completed a legal course so that she could practice as a lawyer.
“She recently started working for the public prosecutor’s office and completed a two-year job assignment to become a fully qualified lawyer.
The family said she would become a lawyer at the age of five.
“I’ve heard from everyone who knows her that’no one has worked as hard as Zara’. Zara is happy and at some point in her life her joy is shining and blooming. rice field.
“She was fierce. She not only survived, but prospered.
“Her sense of justice and justice has given her a life of caring for others. She has helped refugees escape violence and voiced weak people. There was a special habit of noticing those in need and always putting their needs on her agenda. The most compassionate and carefree spirit. “
The family said she was “ready to build her own family.”
The statement also hinted at the fact that Mr. Arena was walking alone when she was attacked.
“She walked everywhere,” they said. “She put her party shoes in a bag and put on a trainer. She walked. Zara believed that the woman should be able to go home. Now her family’s dreams are shattered. , Her future is cruelly taken.
“Sadly, Zara wasn’t the only one who was killed by a stranger. We all know that women must be safe in our city. She’s 10 from home. I was in the center of the community for a minute.
We must prevent and stop violence against women and girls. “
Jordan Maxweeney, 29, will be detained in the Magistrates’ Court of Thames on Wednesday for murder, attempted rape, and robbery.