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Iuliana Tudos death: Man jailed for Finsbury Park barmaid murder | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A man has been jailed for 29 years for killing a barmaid whose naked body was found in a park after she went missing on Christmas Eve. | |
Iuliana Tudos, 22, was discovered dead in a disused building in Finsbury Park, north London, three days later. | Iuliana Tudos, 22, was discovered dead in a disused building in Finsbury Park, north London, three days later. |
Ms Tudos, who was born in Moldova, had been slashed with a broken bottle in the neck, abdomen and wrists. | |
Kasim Lewis, 31, of Friern Barnet, north London, pleaded guilty to her murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday. | Kasim Lewis, 31, of Friern Barnet, north London, pleaded guilty to her murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday. |
He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 29 years. | |
'Wicked beyond belief' | |
Judge Richard Marks QC said he observed that no evidence suggested Ms Tudos had been sexually assaulted. | |
But said the fact that Lewis had cable ties with him, suggested there was "sadism" involved, and that he planned to attack someone. | |
"She must have died a terrible death. What you did to her was wicked beyond belief", he said. | |
During the attack, Lewis extracted her PIN number and later withdrew cash from her account. | During the attack, Lewis extracted her PIN number and later withdrew cash from her account. |
The court heard Ms Tudos worked in the World's End pub in Camden High Street. | |
She had finished her shift at the pub and was planning to spend Christmas with friends after going home to collect her things. | She had finished her shift at the pub and was planning to spend Christmas with friends after going home to collect her things. |
She was picked up on CCTV at 20:33 heading towards the entrance of Finsbury Park. | She was picked up on CCTV at 20:33 heading towards the entrance of Finsbury Park. |
When she failed to turn up, her friends posted messages on social media, contacted the pub, hospitals and distributed fliers. | When she failed to turn up, her friends posted messages on social media, contacted the pub, hospitals and distributed fliers. |
Her body was found in a burnt out shed by her friends, the court heard. | Her body was found in a burnt out shed by her friends, the court heard. |
Paramedics described a wound to her chest as looking like the logo for Batman or the letter M, and she had been bound with cable ties, the court heard. | Paramedics described a wound to her chest as looking like the logo for Batman or the letter M, and she had been bound with cable ties, the court heard. |
A search of Lewis's phone revealed a trailer for a pornographic film featuring a young woman being chased into an alleyway and then bound with cable ties. | |
In a statement read to the court, Ms Tudos's stepfather Costa Vassiliou said his daughter was murdered in the most "inhumane way". | |
He described his "beloved daughter" as "full of energy" and "loved and cherished by all of her friends and family". | He described his "beloved daughter" as "full of energy" and "loved and cherished by all of her friends and family". |
"As a family, we will never get through this," he added. | "As a family, we will never get through this," he added. |
In court: Alice Evans, BBC London | |
Iuliana was born in Moldova in 1995. She moved to Cyprus, where her parents are from, before moving to London in 2013. | |
Today, the public gallery was packed with friends and family. | |
Friends wept and held hands to their mouths as the prosecution described Iuliana's naked body being found with horrific injuries. | |
Her mother sobbed as Iuliana's stepfather read out his statement - which described how the family would never get through the loss of such a "loved" daughter. | |
Lewis entered his plea via a video link from HMP Belmarsh. | |
Judge Richard Marks had asked Mr Lewis to attend but he declined to do so. | |
Lewis, who was born in Montserrat, had previously been jailed for an earlier sex attack. | |
In September 2005, he was handed two years for sexual assault and exposure on a bus and placed on the sex offenders register. | In September 2005, he was handed two years for sexual assault and exposure on a bus and placed on the sex offenders register. |
In 2011, he received a further eight months in jail for failing to comply with the sex offender notification requirements and a community order. | In 2011, he received a further eight months in jail for failing to comply with the sex offender notification requirements and a community order. |