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| Finsbury Park murder: 'Sadistic' sex attacker admits murdering Iuliana Tudos | Finsbury Park murder: 'Sadistic' sex attacker admits murdering Iuliana Tudos |
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| A “sadistic” sex attacker was jailed for life after he admitted to the Christmas Eve murder of a barmaid as she walked home through a London park. | A “sadistic” sex attacker was jailed for life after he admitted to the Christmas Eve murder of a barmaid as she walked home through a London park. |
| Iuliana Tudos "was struck over the head most likely with a bottle," prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC told London's Old Bailey. "She was also stabbed with a broken bottle in the neck, on her abdomen and on her wrists with a broken bottle." | Iuliana Tudos "was struck over the head most likely with a bottle," prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC told London's Old Bailey. "She was also stabbed with a broken bottle in the neck, on her abdomen and on her wrists with a broken bottle." |
| The 22-year-old was reported missing by friends when she failed to arrive at a festive celebration on 24 December. Her naked body was found in a derelict hut London's Finsbury Park three days later. | The 22-year-old was reported missing by friends when she failed to arrive at a festive celebration on 24 December. Her naked body was found in a derelict hut London's Finsbury Park three days later. |
| Kasim Lewis, 31, who pleaded guilty to killing her at the hearing which was attended by her family, was jailed for life with a minimum of 29 years. | |
| Police said Ms Tudos, who was of Russian and Greek origin, was attacked as she made her way home, with CCTV footage showed her on the periphery of the park at 8.20pm. | Police said Ms Tudos, who was of Russian and Greek origin, was attacked as she made her way home, with CCTV footage showed her on the periphery of the park at 8.20pm. |
| "Although there is no evidence that Iuliana was actually sexually assaulted, the prosecution allege that this was a sexually motivated and sadistic attack," Mr Aylett told the court. | "Although there is no evidence that Iuliana was actually sexually assaulted, the prosecution allege that this was a sexually motivated and sadistic attack," Mr Aylett told the court. |
| A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury. | A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen and a head injury. |
| 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. |
| Lewis, who was born in Monserrat and lived in north London, was jailed for a previous sex attack more than a decade ago. | Lewis, who was born in Monserrat and lived in north London, was jailed for a previous sex attack more than a decade ago. |
| He was handed two years for sexual assault and exposure on a bus and placed on the sex offenders register in 2005. He was also jailed for a further eight months in 2011 for failing to comply with notification requirements and a community order. | He was handed two years for sexual assault and exposure on a bus and placed on the sex offenders register in 2005. He was also jailed for a further eight months in 2011 for failing to comply with notification requirements and a community order. |
| Ms Tudos, known as Julie, was a popular member of staff at the World’s End pub in Camden. Friends and customers remembered her as a “welcoming” and friendly woman with a “beautiful soul” who made an “awesome impression” on all those she met. | Ms Tudos, known as Julie, was a popular member of staff at the World’s End pub in Camden. Friends and customers remembered her as a “welcoming” and friendly woman with a “beautiful soul” who made an “awesome impression” on all those she met. |
| A crowdfunding page set up by friends has so far raised more than £17,000 for her family. | A crowdfunding page set up by friends has so far raised more than £17,000 for her family. |
| Friend Krystyna Rymarczyk, who started the campaign, wrote: “We are deeply moved by the generosity and kindness you have expressed with your donations. Julie’s spirit and energy will live on through her family and friends.” | Friend Krystyna Rymarczyk, who started the campaign, wrote: “We are deeply moved by the generosity and kindness you have expressed with your donations. Julie’s spirit and energy will live on through her family and friends.” |
| Ms Tudos had planned to collect her belongings before travelling to a friend's home in Enfield later that evening before spending Christmas Day there. | Ms Tudos had planned to collect her belongings before travelling to a friend's home in Enfield later that evening before spending Christmas Day there. |
| When she failed to arrive, her friends posted messages on social media, contacted the pub, hospitals and distributed fliers. | When she failed to arrive, her friends posted messages on social media, contacted the pub, hospitals and distributed fliers. |
| They later discovered Ms Tudos’ body in a burnt-out shed in Finsbury Park. | They later discovered Ms Tudos’ body in a burnt-out shed in Finsbury Park. |
| The court heard that she had been bound with cable ties, and paramedics described a wound to her chest as looking like the logo for Batman or the letter M. | The court heard that she had been bound with cable ties, and paramedics described a wound to her chest as looking like the logo for Batman or the letter M. |
| In mitigation, Lewis' defence lawyer Jeremy Dein QC said his actions were "barbaric [and] irrational beyond comprehension" but the sadistic injuries were inflicted after Ms Tudos was knocked unconscious. | In mitigation, Lewis' defence lawyer Jeremy Dein QC said his actions were "barbaric [and] irrational beyond comprehension" but the sadistic injuries were inflicted after Ms Tudos was knocked unconscious. |
| Lewis tried to lay a “false trail” by texting a contact to ask about the discovery of a woman's body the day after Ms Tudos was found. | Lewis tried to lay a “false trail” by texting a contact to ask about the discovery of a woman's body the day after Ms Tudos was found. |
| But when Lewis was arrested at his on-off boyfriend's flat in Dalston, he told officers: “I did it." | But when Lewis was arrested at his on-off boyfriend's flat in Dalston, he told officers: “I did it." |
| A search of his phone revealed a trailer for a pornographic film featuring a young woman being chased into an alleyway and then bound with cable ties. | A search of his phone revealed a trailer for a pornographic film featuring a young woman being chased into an alleyway and then bound with cable ties. |
| The plastic strips were found at his home on New Year's Eve, alongside a knife in his fridge. | The plastic strips were found at his home on New Year's Eve, alongside a knife in his fridge. |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |