[quote][B]A waiter given a £10,000 reward for helping to convict a rapist has donated the money to the victim.[/B]
Lloyd Gardner, 22, of Ottery St Mary, Devon, contacted police in 2006 after seeing CCTV footage of a man wanted in connection with the rape in Exeter.
He spotted two women he knew on the film - and they led police to rapist Jakub Tomczak.
Mr Gardner said he did not deserve the reward and hoped the cash would help the woman rebuild her life.
He said: "I was told I was entitled to a reward because I gave police the lead they needed as I recognised the two girls and through them detectives were able to track the man down.
"It was a difficult decision to make because it is a lot of money and it would have been very helpful but I didn't feel like a deserved it at all.
"With the state that the girl was in after the incident, I really felt that it would go towards making her life a lot better over the next couple of years."
The 48-year-old woman who was attacked in July 2006 was found naked and unconscious in Exeter.
She had suffered a skull fracture and brain damage in the attack and her injuries were so severe she was left with no memory of what had happened and now uses a wheelchair.
Mr Gardner added: "I know that it was the right thing to do. I would have probably spent it on an expensive car or something which doesn't seem right so I am happy with my decision."
Jakub Tomczak, a Polish national, was found guilty of rape and causing grievous bodily harm at Exeter Crown Court in January last year and was given two life sentences to be served in Poland.
The 25-year-old, who was a law student at the time, had been on a night out in the city, and his movements were tracked by CCTV camera.
After the attack, he returned to Poland where, four months later, he voluntarily gave a DNA sample to local police at the request of UK officers.
The sample was analysed in the UK, where it matched the DNA profile taken from semen found on the victim.
He was brought back to the UK to face trial under a European arrest warrant, before being repatriated to Poland after his conviction.
He had denied the attack, saying he had gone home after becoming separated from friends. [/quote]
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8300451.stm]Source - BBC[/url]
[img]http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45082000/jpg/_45082920_32230bb8-408e-4ead-83db-aa9e9904eb8c.jpg[/img] There's the rapist.
Good for him.
"Sorry about being sexually violated and mentally scarred, here's some money"
Nah, was a kind gesture.
[QUOTE=Victor Leferve;17758961]"Sorry about being sexually violated and mentally scarred, here's some money"[/QUOTE]
It's better than "Sorry about that rape. Hey! At least he's gone. I'm gunna go buy a car now."
I read the title wrong as "Witness gives rapist reward"
[QUOTE=Viper202;17758985]I read the title wrong as "Witness gives rapist reward"[/QUOTE]
yah same here.
[QUOTE=Victor Leferve;17758961]"Sorry about being sexually violated and mentally scarred, here's some money"
Nah, was a kind gesture.[/QUOTE]
Except the fact that she's new bound to a wheelchair, has brain damage, and probably needs the money.
[QUOTE=Viper202;17758985]I read the title wrong as "Witness gives rapist reward"[/QUOTE]
"[I]Hey man that was some intense shit man I'm gonna make thousands selling this shit on the internet[/I]"
what? £10k is like a years wages for a waiter. why didn't he just keep it.
[QUOTE=Viper202;17758985]I read the title wrong as "Witness gives rapist reward"[/QUOTE]
Probably because 90% of the news is a negative story, haha.
[QUOTE=EnenehV2;17759007]what? £10k is like a years wages for a waiter. why didn't he just keep it.[/QUOTE]
because he's a good person
[QUOTE=EnenehV2;17759007]what? £10k is like a years wages for a waiter. why didn't he just keep it.[/QUOTE]
Some people just don't need money to enjoy life.
[QUOTE=Vasili;17759088]Some people just don't need money to enjoy life.[/QUOTE]
Have fun being homless.
[QUOTE=EnenehV2;17759007]what? £10k is like a years wages for a waiter. why didn't he just keep it.[/QUOTE]
it said he was a law student so i'm sure money won't be a problem for him in the future
He shares my first name :frown:
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[b]Fuck now im going to be a rapist.[/b]
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[QUOTE=Stickmoose;17759215]it said he was a law student so i'm sure money won't be a problem for him in the future[/QUOTE]
The rapist was a law student.
[QUOTE=markg06;17759164]Have fun being homless.[/QUOTE]
I can see you going far.
What a nice dude.
Rapist is a fatty fat fat
Probably American because they all rape each other there (:downs:)
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[QUOTE=markg06;17759164]Have fun being homless.[/QUOTE]
have fun dying alone
What's up with the mod's avatars? New fad?
Anyway, nice of him to donate it and all, He didn't really do all that much for it(the waiter), but I would have probably kept it, being the person I am. None the less, gg
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