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# Man admits to murdering Worcester trans woman in 2019
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/man-admits-to-murdering-worcester-trans-woman-in-2019/
- Published: 2021-02-16T12:12:01.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-16T10:49:07.000Z
- Description: 55-year-old Martin Saberi has admitted to murdering Amy Griffiths a day before his trial was due to begin.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, LGBTQ, Trans Rights, Transgender, UK, UK News

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Amy Griffiths

55-year-old **Martin Saberi** has admitted to murdering **Amy Griffiths** a day before his trial was due to begin, after previously pleading not guilty after her death in 2019\. According to [*Worcester News*](https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/19091690.man-admits-murdering-droitwich-transgender-woman-amy-griffiths/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), 51-year-old Griffiths was found dead in her Worcester flat on **January 14 2019** with head injuries; Saberi was arrested later that month. After denying the murder for two years, entered a guilty plea on Monday February 15, just before his trial was due to begin in Worcester Crown Court.

As a result of Saberi’s plea, the trial was called off, and he will be sentenced on March 11\. Worcester’s LGBTQ+ community described Griffiths as a *“hero”*, with friend **Connor Turner** [saying in 2019](https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/17367310.murdered-transgender-woman-droitwich-lgbt-hero/?ref=scenemag.co.uk): *“She didn’t have a selfish bone in her body. She helped me through some difficult times when I was younger. I knew her from when I was 15-years-old. I ended up on the streets for a bit. She found me outside a local shopping market and offered to cook me tea.”*

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Amy Griffiths

He continued: *“Our friendship blossomed, she taught me how to love myself and care for myself. At the time I was coming out as bisexual. I was absolutely devastated when I heard about her death. I’m heartbroken.”* Another friend, **Mike Davis**, described her as a *“lovely person with a good sense of humour.”*