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Suitcase murderer Tomasz Kocik sentenced to life in prison | Suitcase murderer Tomasz Kocik sentenced to life in prison |
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A man who beat his girlfriend and put her unconscious body inside a suitcase before dumping it in London's Grand Union Canal has been jailed for life. | A man who beat his girlfriend and put her unconscious body inside a suitcase before dumping it in London's Grand Union Canal has been jailed for life. |
Tomasz Kocik, 38, of Buckingham Road, Harlesden, was found guilty of murdering Marta Ligman, 23. | Tomasz Kocik, 38, of Buckingham Road, Harlesden, was found guilty of murdering Marta Ligman, 23. |
The trial heard Ms Ligman may have been alive when Kocik dragged her from their flat to the canal in north west London. | The trial heard Ms Ligman may have been alive when Kocik dragged her from their flat to the canal in north west London. |
At the Old Bailey he was told he would serve a minimum of 18 years and six months. | At the Old Bailey he was told he would serve a minimum of 18 years and six months. |
Judge Nicholas Hilliard told Kocik Miss Ligman had suffered a "severe beating" at his hands. | Judge Nicholas Hilliard told Kocik Miss Ligman had suffered a "severe beating" at his hands. |
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He said: "Dead or dying you then treated her body in a grotesque and demeaning way, hauling her in a suitcase down to the canal and carrying a stick to try to submerge the case when you got there." | He said: "Dead or dying you then treated her body in a grotesque and demeaning way, hauling her in a suitcase down to the canal and carrying a stick to try to submerge the case when you got there." |
Kocik then followed a "determined" course of action to mislead her family, friends and police by using Ms Ligman's Facebook account to "leave a false trail", the judge said. | Kocik then followed a "determined" course of action to mislead her family, friends and police by using Ms Ligman's Facebook account to "leave a false trail", the judge said. |
The court heard Ms Ligman's body was discovered days later by the occupants of a houseboat who spotted her dyed red hair streaming from the case after it collided with the hull. | The court heard Ms Ligman's body was discovered days later by the occupants of a houseboat who spotted her dyed red hair streaming from the case after it collided with the hull. |
In his defence Kocik, a Polish national, claimed he had found Miss Ligman dead at their flat after days of amphetamine fuelled bondage sex sessions. | In his defence Kocik, a Polish national, claimed he had found Miss Ligman dead at their flat after days of amphetamine fuelled bondage sex sessions. |