Three men convicted over multiple assaults on woman in Banbury
They'll be sentenced in December
Last updated 15th Oct 2024
Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, three men have been convicted in connection with multiple rapes and assault of a young woman in Banbury.
Patryk Kubacz, aged 30, of Edinburgh Way, Banbury, Damian Sidor, aged 28, of no fixed abode and Jaroslaw Szklarski, aged 57, of no fixed abode, have been told they'll be sentenced in December following a trial lasting three weeks at Oxford Crown Court.
The court heard that between 10pm on 12th April and midday on 13th April this year, the victim was subjected to a prolonged attack by Kubacz, Sidor and Szklarski after she had been invited to an abandoned shack near to Banbury railway station.
Throughout the hours the victim was in the shack, she was subjected to sexual and physical assaults, and was raped on a number of occasions.
Then on 13th April, she was threatened with a knife and told to get the offenders some drugs.
She was able to escape from the shack and made a member of the public aware that she had been threatened with a knife.
This member of the public returned with the victim before reporting what had happened to the police.
Officers subsequently arrived and located the young woman along with Kubacz, Sidor and Szklarski.
She was then safeguarded and the three men were arrested.
It was at this point that the victim provided police with full details as to what she had been subjected to.
The men were all charged on 16th April and were remanded to prison.
At the trial, Kubacz was found guilty of four counts of rape, three unanimously and one by a majority verdict.
He was also found guilty by unanimous verdict of one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one count of threatening a person with a bladed article in a private place and one count of non-fatal strangulation.
He was acquitted of a further two counts of rape, one count of assault and one count of threatening a person with a bladed article in a public place.
Sidor was found guilty of one count of rape by a unanimous verdict and was acquitted of one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape.
Szklarski was found guilty by unanimous verdict of one count of rape, and pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Charis Fernley said: “This abhorrent and sustained attack on a young woman was absolutely horrendous.
“I would like to commend the victim’s bravery and strength to report this to the police and for supporting the investigation throughout, including during the court process.
“She has continually shown great courage, despite subjected to an horrific series of assaults, sexual assaults and rapes.
“I am pleased that the jury have convicted these three dangerous men for these evil offences, and they will be sentenced in due course.
“Thankfully instances such as this are extremely rare however Thames Valley Police is absolutely dedicated to investigating all sexual offences. We will always listen to victims and seek to bring offenders to justice.
“If you are a victim of a crime, you can report this to us via our website or by calling 101."