Marcin Kasprzak on trial at Leeds crown court for
attempted murder of his former girlfriend Michelina
Lewandowska.
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A woman who was allegedly Tasered, bound, gagged and buried
alive in a cardboard box by her boyfriend after their relationship
ended has told a jury of how she was sure he was going to kill
her.
Michelina Lewandowska, 27, told Leeds crown court that she was
in the box for around an hour in total before she was able to free
herself and that she was convinced she would die.
During the incident in May this year, her former partner Marcin
Kasprzak, 25, used a Taser on her and recruited his friend to help,
the court heard. The prosecution claims Kasprzak placed her in the
box after Tasering her, gagging her and binding her hands and feet
with tape. He then is alleged to have buried the box in a shallow
grave and placed a tree branch on it.
Giving evidence on Wednesday, Lewandowska told the court: "I am
sure that he was going to kill me."
Julian Goose QC, for Kasprzak, suggested to her that his client
had only ever intended to scare her and reminded her that the box
she was put in had two hand holes through which she could breathe.
Lewandowska said: "I can tell you now that they were not left
especially or intentionally for me to live."
Kasprzak is on trial with another man, Patryk Borys, 18, charged
with attempted murder.
Prosecutors have told the court that Kasprzak attacked
Lewandowska because their relationship had come to an end and he
wanted custody of their three-year-old son, Jakub.
The trial has previously heard how she prayed to God as she
struggled to get out and used her engagement ring to free herself.
Once she had managed to escape, she flagged down a passing
motorist, the court heard.
The prosecution said: "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."
Kasprak and Borys, both Polish nationals from Huddersfield, West
Yorkshire, deny attempted murder.
The trial continues.