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| Buried Huddersfield woman 'sure partner would kill her' | Buried Huddersfield woman 'sure partner would kill her' |
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| A woman who was buried alive in a cardboard box has told a jury she was sure her partner was going to kill her. | A woman who was buried alive in a cardboard box has told a jury she was sure her partner was going to kill her. |
| Michelina Lewandowska, 27, said she was left inside the box in a shallow grave in woodland near Huddersfield for about half an hour before she escaped. | |
| A jury at Leeds Crown Court had heard that Ms Lewandowska was put in the box by her partner, Marcin Kasprzak, 25, after he attacked her with a stun gun. | A jury at Leeds Crown Court had heard that Ms Lewandowska was put in the box by her partner, Marcin Kasprzak, 25, after he attacked her with a stun gun. |
| Mr Kasprzak and Patryk Borys, 18, from Huddersfield, deny attempted murder. | Mr Kasprzak and Patryk Borys, 18, from Huddersfield, deny attempted murder. |
| Hand holes | Hand holes |
| Miss Lewandowska, who is Polish and spoke through an interpreter, told the court: "I am sure that he was going to kill me." | Miss Lewandowska, who is Polish and spoke through an interpreter, told the court: "I am sure that he was going to kill me." |
| Julian Goose QC, for Mr Kasprzak, had suggested to Miss Lewandowska that his client had only ever intended to scare her. | Julian Goose QC, for Mr Kasprzak, had suggested to Miss Lewandowska that his client had only ever intended to scare her. |
| Mr Goose reminded Miss Lewandowska that the box she was put in had two hand holes through which she could breathe. | Mr Goose reminded Miss Lewandowska that the box she was put in had two hand holes through which she could breathe. |
| Miss Lewandowska replied: "I can tell you now that they were not left specially or intentionally for me to live." | Miss Lewandowska replied: "I can tell you now that they were not left specially or intentionally for me to live." |
| The court had earlier heard that after Tasering her and taping her hands and feet, Miss Lewandowska had been placed in the boot of a car by Mr Kasprzak, of Penistone Road, and Mr Borys, of Rashcliffe Hill Road, and driven to the wood. | The court had earlier heard that after Tasering her and taping her hands and feet, Miss Lewandowska had been placed in the boot of a car by Mr Kasprzak, of Penistone Road, and Mr Borys, of Rashcliffe Hill Road, and driven to the wood. |
| The jury was told that the pair buried the box containing Miss Lewandowska in a shallow grave with a tree branch placed on top, but that she had managed to escape and flagged down a passing motorist. | The jury was told that the pair buried the box containing Miss Lewandowska in a shallow grave with a tree branch placed on top, but that she had managed to escape and flagged down a passing motorist. |
| Miss Lewandowska described how she managed to pull the cardboard box apart and get out using her engagement ring. | Miss Lewandowska described how she managed to pull the cardboard box apart and get out using her engagement ring. |
| Prosecutors earlier told the jury: "In a nutshell, this case is about a young man who got bored with his partner, the mother of his child, and he decided to get rid of her." | Prosecutors earlier told the jury: "In a nutshell, this case is about a young man who got bored with his partner, the mother of his child, and he decided to get rid of her." |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |
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