A rare and worthy deed

[Hopeless Romantic]

A waiter given a £10,000 reward for helping to convict a rapist has donated the money to the victim.
Lloyd Gardner, 22, of Ottery St Mary, Devon, contacted police in 2006 after seeing CCTV footage of a man wanted in connection with the rape in Exeter.

He spotted two women he knew on the film - and they led police to rapist Jakub Tomczak.

Mr Gardner said he did not deserve the reward and hoped the cash would help the woman rebuild her life.

He said: "I was told I was entitled to a reward because I gave police the lead they needed as I recognised the two girls and through them detectives were able to track the man down.

"It was a difficult decision to make because it is a lot of money and it would have been very helpful but I didn't feel like a deserved it at all.

"With the state that the girl was in after the incident, I really felt that it would go towards making her life a lot better over the next couple of years."

The 48-year-old woman who was attacked in July 2006 was found naked and unconscious in Exeter.
She had suffered a skull fracture and brain damage in the attack and her injuries were so severe she was left with no memory of what had happened and now uses a wheelchair.

Mr Gardner added: "I know that it was the right thing to do. I would have probably spent it on an expensive car or something which doesn't seem right so I am happy with my decision."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8300451.stm


What a nice person.

[LeftishBrit]

1. A really good man - but how sad for her!

And of course there is the contrast of the really horrible man who did this to her.