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| Man jailed for attempting to throw woman in front of Tube at King's Cross | Man jailed for attempting to throw woman in front of Tube at King's Cross |
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| Arthur Hawrylewicz was sentenced for attempted murder and attempted grievous bodily harm | Arthur Hawrylewicz was sentenced for attempted murder and attempted grievous bodily harm |
| A man who drunkenly tried to throw a woman in front of a Tube train as she travelled to Notting Hill Carnival has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. | A man who drunkenly tried to throw a woman in front of a Tube train as she travelled to Notting Hill Carnival has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. |
| Arthur Hawrylewicz, 42, from Avondale Gardens, Cardiff, admitted attempting to murder 22-year-old Maria Osifeso on 29 August last year. | Arthur Hawrylewicz, 42, from Avondale Gardens, Cardiff, admitted attempting to murder 22-year-old Maria Osifeso on 29 August last year. |
| The court heard he had grabbed the victim in a bear hug as she waited at King's Cross Underground station. | The court heard he had grabbed the victim in a bear hug as she waited at King's Cross Underground station. |
| Hawrylewicz was told he will serve up to two thirds of the term in custody. | Hawrylewicz was told he will serve up to two thirds of the term in custody. |
| Inner London Crown Court heard how Ms Osifeso was saved by friends, including Constantinos Spyrou, who got between them and forced Hawrylewicz on to the ground, where he moved like a "fish in a bellyflop movement", hitting his head on the train and being knocked unconscious. | |
| Sentencing on Monday, Judge Benedict Kelleher said: "You had approached your victim while she was standing with friends on the platform at King's Cross Underground station. | Sentencing on Monday, Judge Benedict Kelleher said: "You had approached your victim while she was standing with friends on the platform at King's Cross Underground station. |
| "She was a complete stranger to you. You tried briefly to speak to her but she ignored you. | "She was a complete stranger to you. You tried briefly to speak to her but she ignored you. |
| "It is clear from the available evidence you intended to kill yourself that day but there is nothing to explain why you chose to try to kill an innocent bystander." | "It is clear from the available evidence you intended to kill yourself that day but there is nothing to explain why you chose to try to kill an innocent bystander." |
| The victim was targeted at King's Cross Tube station | The victim was targeted at King's Cross Tube station |
| In a victim impact statement read in court, Ms Osifeso, a pharmacist, said she was left "reeling" and wondering "what if?". | In a victim impact statement read in court, Ms Osifeso, a pharmacist, said she was left "reeling" and wondering "what if?". |
| She said: "What if my friends hadn't been there? What if my male friend hadn't jumped in to grab him? | She said: "What if my friends hadn't been there? What if my male friend hadn't jumped in to grab him? |
| "What if I had been standing closer to the tracks? | "What if I had been standing closer to the tracks? |
| "It is incredibly traumatic to think how close I came to dying." | "It is incredibly traumatic to think how close I came to dying." |
| She added that the effects have been "profound and long-lasting" and she now suffers "overwhelming anxiety" when travelling alone on the Tube. | She added that the effects have been "profound and long-lasting" and she now suffers "overwhelming anxiety" when travelling alone on the Tube. |
| Father-of-two Hawrylewicz, originally from Poland, had lived in the UK, where he worked in the construction industry, for 15 years and had been in London for work. | Father-of-two Hawrylewicz, originally from Poland, had lived in the UK, where he worked in the construction industry, for 15 years and had been in London for work. |
| The court heard his young family had returned to Poland in August 2021 and messages indicated he was "depressed" about his life. | The court heard his young family had returned to Poland in August 2021 and messages indicated he was "depressed" about his life. |
| Hawrylewicz told police he had drunk up to four beers and a third of a litre of vodka before the attack, and thought of killing himself. | Hawrylewicz told police he had drunk up to four beers and a third of a litre of vodka before the attack, and thought of killing himself. |
| Alexia Nicol, defending, described her client as a "hardworking family man" and said he was in a "confused and desperate state" in a "perfect storm" caused by his "emotional position, his drinking and the busyness of the platform". | Alexia Nicol, defending, described her client as a "hardworking family man" and said he was in a "confused and desperate state" in a "perfect storm" caused by his "emotional position, his drinking and the busyness of the platform". |
| She said he recognised the "real sorrow" he had put his victim through and wanted to "apologise to her". | She said he recognised the "real sorrow" he had put his victim through and wanted to "apologise to her". |
| "He regrets what happened on that day, every single day," she added. | "He regrets what happened on that day, every single day," she added. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| London Underground | London Underground |
| Notting Hill | Notting Hill |
| London | London |
| Kings Cross | Kings Cross |