FACE TO FACE; Australian victim returns to Scotland to see rapist jailed.Byline: NORMAN SILVESTER THE woman put through an eighthour rape ordeal by Michel Marchlewski will return to Scotland next year to see the evil beast sentenced. The 24-year-old beautician and her husband returned to Australia after her nightmare in the Dalry area of Edinburgh in February. Marchlewski and his cousin Tomasz Kryczk, who killed himself before the case came to court, blinded their victim with pepper spray as she walked home from work in broad daylight. The Polish pair then dragged her into a makeshift drinking den and raped her over eight hours. They robbed her and threatened to kill her. Both the victim and her husband, a 26-year-old sports physiotherapist physiotherapist /phys·io·ther·a·pist/ (-ther´ah-pist) physical therapist. physiotherapist physical therapist. , had come to Scotland three years earlier. Since their return to Western Australia Western Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,409,965), 975,920 sq mi (2,527,633 sq km), Australia, comprising the entire western part of the continent. It is bounded on the N, W, and S by the Indian Ocean. Perth is the capital. , both have been receiving counselling. Marchlewski will be sentenced in January at the High Court in Edinburgh and is expected to have to serve at least 15 years. The 21-year-old will then be deported to Poland. His victim has said she is ready to face the rapist rap·ist n. One who commits rape. Noun 1. rapist - someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse raper aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks again, this time in court. However, a family friend said: "The husband started packing their bags almost as soon as he found out what had happened that night when she staggered home. "They came home a few days later after she had given a full statement to police. "They made a lot of friends in Edinburgh and didn't get a chance to say their goodbyes. "It was their intention to settle in Scotland, but after the rape there was no way they could remain. "They would have returned for any trial but because Marchlewski pleaded guilty and Kryczk killed himself first, it wasn't necessary. But they've decided to come back for the sentencing to try to get some closure." Marchlewski had a history of trouble back in Poland. In December 2007, he was freed after being on remand To send back. A higher court may remand a case to a lower court so that the lower court will take a certain action ordered by the higher court. A prisoner who is remanded into custody is sent back to prison subsequent to a Preliminary Hearing before a tribunal or magistrate for three years on murder, arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. and robbery charges. Shortly before his release, he spent several months in a psychiatric hospital psychiatric hospital n. A hospital for the care and treatment of patients affected with acute or chronic mental illness. Also called mental hospital. after threatening a judge in court. Last month at the High Court in Edinburgh, he admitted rape, assault to danger of life and robbery. The case was described as one of the worst the Scottish courts Scottish court may refer to:
Marchlewski's lawyer admitted in court: "Sometimes there is nothing you can say in mitigation." Marchlewski and Kryczyk, 26, said they had bought 16 cans of lager and a bottle of vodka vodka (vŏd`kə), traditional spirituous drink of Russia, the Baltic states, and Poland; it is now consumed internationally. The best vodka is distilled from rye and barley malt, but the cheaper corn and potatoes are commonly employed. on the day of the attack and wanted money for air fares back to Poland. n.silvester@sundaymail.co.uk CAPTION(S): Beasts: Marchlewski, left, and cousin Kryczk, above, put victim through an eight-hour ordeal. |
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