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| Ealing murder: Obsessive ex-boyfriend jailed for murdering woman | Ealing murder: Obsessive ex-boyfriend jailed for murdering woman |
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| Anna Jedrkowiak had moved to London for a new life | Anna Jedrkowiak had moved to London for a new life |
| An obsessive ex-boyfriend who stabbed a young woman 40 times in a "ferocious" ambush in west London has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 29 years. | An obsessive ex-boyfriend who stabbed a young woman 40 times in a "ferocious" ambush in west London has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 29 years. |
| Dennis Akpomedaye, 30, murdered Polish student Anna Jedrkowiak, 21, in an alleyway in Ealing, in May last year. | Dennis Akpomedaye, 30, murdered Polish student Anna Jedrkowiak, 21, in an alleyway in Ealing, in May last year. |
| Kingston Crown Court heard she had previously ended their relationship to move to London for a new life. | Kingston Crown Court heard she had previously ended their relationship to move to London for a new life. |
| Akpomedaye, of Newport, south Wales, had tracked down Ms Jedrkowiak. | Akpomedaye, of Newport, south Wales, had tracked down Ms Jedrkowiak. |
| Wearing a balaclava and with his hood up, he waited for Ms Jedrkowiak, known as Ania, to finish her shift at a local restaurant before following her and a young man she was close to, Jack Maskell, who witnessed the murder. | Wearing a balaclava and with his hood up, he waited for Ms Jedrkowiak, known as Ania, to finish her shift at a local restaurant before following her and a young man she was close to, Jack Maskell, who witnessed the murder. |
| Dennis Akpomedaye travelled from his home in south Wales to track down and kill his ex-girlfriend | Dennis Akpomedaye travelled from his home in south Wales to track down and kill his ex-girlfriend |
| The jury heard Akpomedaye then tried to decapitate Ms Jedrkowiak as he repeatedly stabbed her. | The jury heard Akpomedaye then tried to decapitate Ms Jedrkowiak as he repeatedly stabbed her. |
| Mr Maskell, 21, who worked at the same restaurant and had been walking with Ms Jedrkowiak, told the court he had been left with "indescribable memories that can never been erased". | Mr Maskell, 21, who worked at the same restaurant and had been walking with Ms Jedrkowiak, told the court he had been left with "indescribable memories that can never been erased". |
| "It was dark and cruel. I will never unsee what he did to her." | "It was dark and cruel. I will never unsee what he did to her." |
| Mr Maskell said seeing the killing had left him with "significant emotional problems", such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. | Mr Maskell said seeing the killing had left him with "significant emotional problems", such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. |
| Jack Maskell (r) pictured with Ms Jedrkowiak's sister, Katareyna Glowacka, outside the court | |
| Ms Jedrkowiak's mother, Danuta, who lives in Poland, said in a statement read to the court: "He, this murderer, is still alive and will be for many more years, despite the fact he took my daughter's life." | Ms Jedrkowiak's mother, Danuta, who lives in Poland, said in a statement read to the court: "He, this murderer, is still alive and will be for many more years, despite the fact he took my daughter's life." |
| She said the "barbaric" way her daughter died meant her heart "broke with grief and despair". | She said the "barbaric" way her daughter died meant her heart "broke with grief and despair". |
| Speaking outside court, Ms Jedrkowiak's sister, Katareyna Glowacka, 39, who lives in the UK, said Akpomedaye was a "proper coward" because he did not attend his sentencing. | |
| "He committed a crime but he is not able to face us, he's not able to look us in the eyes." | |
| 'Ferocious and savage' | |
| Judge Rajeev Shetty, jailing Akpomedaye, said the attack was "ferocious and savage". | Judge Rajeev Shetty, jailing Akpomedaye, said the attack was "ferocious and savage". |
| He said: "There is no mitigation here. There is no evidence of a mental disorder or disability." | He said: "There is no mitigation here. There is no evidence of a mental disorder or disability." |
| The trial heard Akpomedaye used a bizarre cover story for the killing, saying he was a sword performer whose trick had gone wrong. | The trial heard Akpomedaye used a bizarre cover story for the killing, saying he was a sword performer whose trick had gone wrong. |
| However, he had left a trail of blood from the scene, leading detectives to a pond in Gunnersby Park, where he had dumped items he had stolen from Ms Jedrkowiak. | However, he had left a trail of blood from the scene, leading detectives to a pond in Gunnersby Park, where he had dumped items he had stolen from Ms Jedrkowiak. |
| Using CCTV footage, forensic evidence and phone analysis, Metropolitan Police officers managed to arrest him within 22 hours of Ms Jedrkowiak's murder. | Using CCTV footage, forensic evidence and phone analysis, Metropolitan Police officers managed to arrest him within 22 hours of Ms Jedrkowiak's murder. |
| He was caught at Victoria coach station trying to return home to Newport. | He was caught at Victoria coach station trying to return home to Newport. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| London violence | London violence |
| Ealing | Ealing |
| Newport | Newport |