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| Beeston rape: Zdenko Turtak handed a 20-year sentence | Beeston rape: Zdenko Turtak handed a 20-year sentence |
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| A man who raped and badly beat an 18-year-old woman who was waiting at a bus stop has been sentenced to 20 years. | A man who raped and badly beat an 18-year-old woman who was waiting at a bus stop has been sentenced to 20 years. |
| The woman was on Beeston Road, Leeds on 6 March when Zdenko Turtak dragged her into a garden and clubbed her 18 times with a rock, leaving her for dead. | The woman was on Beeston Road, Leeds on 6 March when Zdenko Turtak dragged her into a garden and clubbed her 18 times with a rock, leaving her for dead. |
| The 22-year-old fled the UK to his native Slovakia, but was tracked down and extradited back to the UK. | The 22-year-old fled the UK to his native Slovakia, but was tracked down and extradited back to the UK. |
| He admitted rape and grievous bodily harm and was jailed for 14 years plus six on licence at Leeds Crown Court. | He admitted rape and grievous bodily harm and was jailed for 14 years plus six on licence at Leeds Crown Court. |
| The court heard Turtak may have been high on a glue-like substance when he snatched his victim from the bus stop and brutally raped her. | The court heard Turtak may have been high on a glue-like substance when he snatched his victim from the bus stop and brutally raped her. |
| The 22-year-old left his 18-year-old victim with serious head injuries during the "appalling attack" which has had a "catastrophic effect" on the woman's life, police said. | |
| Turtak's attack on the woman, who had only recently left school, sparked a huge police inquiry. | Turtak's attack on the woman, who had only recently left school, sparked a huge police inquiry. |
| 'Destroyed her life' | 'Destroyed her life' |
| The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier QC, said the attack would affect the victim, who is from a strict Muslim background, for the rest of her life. | The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier QC, said the attack would affect the victim, who is from a strict Muslim background, for the rest of her life. |
| He said: "She believes it will affect her whole life, including her prospects of marriage. | He said: "She believes it will affect her whole life, including her prospects of marriage. |
| "In those short eight minutes you destroyed her young life", he said. | "In those short eight minutes you destroyed her young life", he said. |
| The attack was caught by a CCTV camera and footage was also found of Turtak following other women in Leeds in the hours leading up to this offence. | The attack was caught by a CCTV camera and footage was also found of Turtak following other women in Leeds in the hours leading up to this offence. |
| 'Dangerous offender' | 'Dangerous offender' |
| Turtak, from Velka Ida, Kosice, Slovakia, fled to his native country as a huge search was launched by West Yorkshire Police. | Turtak, from Velka Ida, Kosice, Slovakia, fled to his native country as a huge search was launched by West Yorkshire Police. |
| He was traced after a DNA match and extradited back to the UK. | He was traced after a DNA match and extradited back to the UK. |
| Earlier this month, the Crown Prosecution Service accepted his admission of rape and GBH and decided not put him on trial for attempted murder. | Earlier this month, the Crown Prosecution Service accepted his admission of rape and GBH and decided not put him on trial for attempted murder. |
| Judge Collier said Turtak was a "dangerous" offender. He said: "It is therefore necessary to impose a sentence for the protection of the public." | Judge Collier said Turtak was a "dangerous" offender. He said: "It is therefore necessary to impose a sentence for the protection of the public." |
| Turtak will have to serve at least two-thirds of the custodial sentence before being considered for release. | Turtak will have to serve at least two-thirds of the custodial sentence before being considered for release. |
| As Turtak was led from the dock, members of the victim's family shouted at him. | As Turtak was led from the dock, members of the victim's family shouted at him. |