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| Life term for acid attack rapist | Life term for acid attack rapist |
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| An obsessed fan who raped a TV presenter and then planned an acid attack on her has been jailed for life. | |
| Daniel Lynch, 33, from Shepherd's Bush, west London, had a brief relationship with the woman before he beat and raped her in a hotel room in March 2008. | Daniel Lynch, 33, from Shepherd's Bush, west London, had a brief relationship with the woman before he beat and raped her in a hotel room in March 2008. |
| Three days later he arranged for Stefan Sylvestre, 20, from Shepherd's Bush, to throw sulphuric acid in her face. | Three days later he arranged for Stefan Sylvestre, 20, from Shepherd's Bush, to throw sulphuric acid in her face. |
| Lynch was found guilty of rape and admitted causing grievous bodily harm. He will serve a minimum of 16 years. | Lynch was found guilty of rape and admitted causing grievous bodily harm. He will serve a minimum of 16 years. |
| 'Deliberate evil' | 'Deliberate evil' |
| Sylvestre, who threw the acid, was also given a life sentence at Wood Green Crown Court in north London. He will spend at least six years in jail. | Sylvestre, who threw the acid, was also given a life sentence at Wood Green Crown Court in north London. He will spend at least six years in jail. |
| The 25-year-old victim suffered horrific injuries and was left with burns to her face, neck, wrist and chest after the attack. | The 25-year-old victim suffered horrific injuries and was left with burns to her face, neck, wrist and chest after the attack. |
| The aspiring model and TV presenter has had more than 30 operations and faces two more years of surgery. | The aspiring model and TV presenter has had more than 30 operations and faces two more years of surgery. |
| You planned and then executed an act of pure, calculated and deliberate evil - you decided to wreck the victim's life Judge Nicholas Browne QC | You planned and then executed an act of pure, calculated and deliberate evil - you decided to wreck the victim's life Judge Nicholas Browne QC |
| The acid burned her throat so severely she can no longer swallow solid food and has to be fed through a tube in her stomach. | The acid burned her throat so severely she can no longer swallow solid food and has to be fed through a tube in her stomach. |
| In a victim statement she said: "I have lost my future, my career, my spirit, my body, my looks, my dignity - the list goes on. | In a victim statement she said: "I have lost my future, my career, my spirit, my body, my looks, my dignity - the list goes on. |
| "All I am left with is an empty shell. A part of me has died that will never come back. This is worse than death." | "All I am left with is an empty shell. A part of me has died that will never come back. This is worse than death." |
| Facebook meeting | Facebook meeting |
| Lynch, a steroid addict, imprisoned the woman for hours before beating and raping her two weeks after meeting her on social networking site Facebook. | Lynch, a steroid addict, imprisoned the woman for hours before beating and raping her two weeks after meeting her on social networking site Facebook. |
| Following the attack he bombarded her with text messages and phone calls for several days. | Following the attack he bombarded her with text messages and phone calls for several days. |
| After Lynch persuaded her to leave her flat she was walking down a street in north London when Sylvestre approached her and threw acid in her face. | After Lynch persuaded her to leave her flat she was walking down a street in north London when Sylvestre approached her and threw acid in her face. |
| Judge Nicholas Browne QC said: "[The victim] had a face of pure beauty. You, Danny Lynch and Stefan Sylvestre, represent the face of pure evil. | Judge Nicholas Browne QC said: "[The victim] had a face of pure beauty. You, Danny Lynch and Stefan Sylvestre, represent the face of pure evil. |
| "The facts of this case are chilling and shocking. | "The facts of this case are chilling and shocking. |
| "You planned and then executed an act of pure, calculated and deliberate evil. | "You planned and then executed an act of pure, calculated and deliberate evil. |
| "You decided to wreck the victim's life by thrusting a full container of sulphuric acid straight into her face from point blank range." | "You decided to wreck the victim's life by thrusting a full container of sulphuric acid straight into her face from point blank range." |