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In May of 2016, a woman was attacked as she walked to work by a man wielding a knife. In the course of the investigation, the assault was linked to two other crimes - both sexually motivated. Gardai also linked the crime to a suspect - 31 year old Slawomir Gierlowski. **********Join me at CrimeCon UK on September 25th and 26th 2021. For more information and tickets visit crimecon.co.uk. Use the code MENSREA for 10% off. Purchase a ticket with the code and get in touch to get a free Mens Rea T-Shirt (limited to first 10 listeners who contact me) ********** With thanks to our sponsors for this episode: Check out the global leader in mens grooming and Get 20% Off + Free Shipping at Manscaped.com with the code MENS Check out the amazing CBD infused oils and drinks from Trip at drink-trip.com and use the code TRUECRIME for 15% off your first order and free shipping! 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(incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 *********Sources: The People (DPP) v Gierlowski [2021] IECA 13 (unapproved) Available here Tom Tuite, “Roofer accused of double false imprisonment and sexual assault of woman” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/roofer-accused-of-double-false-imprisonment-and-sexual-assault-of-woman-34768304.html (2 June 2016)Declan Brennan, “Dublin man accused of carrying out three attacks on women goes on trial” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/dublin-man-accused-of-carrying-out-three-attacks-on-women-goes-on-trial-36632827.html (22 February 2018)Declan Brennan, “Woman tells jury she thought she was going to die during alleged sexual assault” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/woman-tells-jury-she-thought-she-going-to-die-during-alleged-sexual-assault-36637316.html (23 February 2018)Declan Brennan, “Sex attack victim had tape over face” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sex-attack-victim-had-tape-over-face-court-told-36647740.html (27 February 2018)Declan Brennan, “Woman felt knife cut through her fingers during alleged Luas stop attack, court told” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/woman-felt-knife-cut-through-her-fingers-during-alleged-luas-stop-attack-court-told-36650418.html (27 February 2018)Declan Brennan, “Gardai linked van near scene of sex attack to accused trial told” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/garda%C3%AD-linked-van-near-scene-of-sex-attack-to-accused-trial-told-1.3415898 (5 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “Court hears how Gardai used CCTV footage to plot journey of van linked to alleged attacker” in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30831186.html (6 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “Sex assault accused had cable ties in back of van” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sex-assault-accused-had-cable-ties-in-back-of-van-36682075.html (8 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “DNA links accused to sex attacks on three women over years, court is told” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/dna-links-accused-to-sex-attacks-on-three-women-over-years-court-is-told-36689947.html (10 March 2018)Isabel Hayes, “'I don't understand how my DNA ended up on that item': Accused denies three Dublin attacks on women” in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30832348.html (13 March 2018)Soyna McLean, “Alleged attacker's fingerprints found on duct tape at scene, court told” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/alleged-attackers-fingerprints-found-on-duct-tape-at-scene-court-told-36705423.html (14 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “DNA is the 'golden thread' that connects random attacks on three women in Dublin – trial hears” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/dna-is-the-golden-thread-that-connects-random-attacks-on-three-women-in-dublin-trial-hears-36725849.html (20 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “Man found guilty of carrying out 'random' late night sex attacks on women” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-found-guilty-of-carrying-out-random-late-night-sex-attacks-on-women-36734242.html (22 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “Roofer found guilty of third 'random' late-night violent attack on women in Dublin” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/roofer-found-guilty-of-third-random-late-night-violent-attack-on-women-in-dublin-36736667.html (23 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “Man who carried out late night violent sex attacks on three women to be sentenced in May” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-who-carried-out-late-night-violent-sex-attacks-on-three-women-to-be-sentenced-in-may-36737997.html (23 March 2018)Declan Brennan, “Father jailed for carrying out random assaults on three women” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/pictured-father-jailed-for-carrying-out-random-assaults-on-three-women-37036047.html (21 June 2018)Declan Brennan, “Man in jail for attacks on three women convicted of trying to rape another” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/man-in-jail-for-attacks-on-three-women-convicted-of-trying-to-rape-another-1.3908606 (29 May 2019)Brion Hoban and Declan Brennan, “Roofer serving prison term for random sex attacks on three women continues to maintain innocence court hears” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/roofer-serving-prison-term-for-random-sex-attacks-on-three-women-continues-to-maintain-innocence-court-hears-38358959.html (30 July 2019)Paul Reynolds, “Sentencing adjourned in 2010 sexual assault case” from RTE.ie https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2019/0730/1066047-slawomir-gierlowski-court/ (30 July 2019)