Polish Rapist Sentenced in UK
31st January 2008
© Police photo
Jakub Tomczak
In a split 11-1 decision a jury in Exeter found 24-year-old Poznań native Jakub Tomczak guilty of rape and inflicting grave bodily harm on a 48-year-old local woman. Polish media followed the case with great zeal since Great Britain demanded his extradition in 2007 under a European arrest warrant.In a decision split 11-1, a jury in Exeter has found 24-year-old Poznań native Jakub Tomczak guilty of rape and inflicting grave bodily harm on a 48-year-old local woman, a case Polish media have followed with zeal since the UK demanded his extradition in 2007 under a European arrest warrant.
As he sentenced Tomczak to two consecutive life terms on Jan. 28, Judge Graham Cottle told the accused:
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