Murdered woman 'in agony for hours' - accused had 18 bite marks
A doctor and court appointed expert, Mario Scerri, said today that a Ukrainian woman who died when she was allegedly pushed down a lift shaft last year, had been in agony for hours.
Sergei Nkytiuk, 37, stands accused of the murder of his wife Liudymyla in a block of flats in St Paul's Bay on November 9.
Dr Scerri told a court that when he arrived on the scene, he was under the impression that he would be dealing with a suicide. He examined the woman's body and found that her trousers had been pushed down. Later, the autopsy showed grip marks and scratches on the body, which were factors which ruled out suicide. There were also lesions which were compatible with the fall. The victim had a fractured pelvis which had in turn torn a major artery. The woman did not die instantly but lost a lot of blood and died a few hours later.
Had the woman been given medical attention soon after the fall, there was a very big chance that she would have survived, Dr Scerri told the court.
Prof Hector Galea said the accused had 18 bite marks all over his body. Seventeen were compatible with the victim's teeth and the last one was caused by the accused.
Asked by Magistrate Saviour Demicoli about how fresh the bite marks were, Prof Galea said that it was difficult to establish. But he had two marks on his arm which were made 24 to 48 hours before his wife died.
The victim had four bite marks, on her breast and on a shoulder. The ones on the breasts were love bites by the accused.
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S Atlamyob
Feb 5th 2010, 20:34
A captivating, but sad story, with a regretfully tragic and senseless end :^( @Adrian Aquilina, Good points! @ Victor Vella, Have you considered that Cigarettes are highly addicting toxic drugs, and to this day, many on the islands smoke these drugs while in pregnancy, adults continue to smoke in confined areas that included children. Teenagers around local clubs and congregational areas smoke too. Children learn from modeled behavior. Cigarettes cost us hundreds of millions, possibly billions, a year through its Importation, detoured tourism, health care for primary and secondary victims, funerals, structure fires, and refuge pick up and disposal, and that’s just a few items of negative impact that I thought of in the last 30 seconds. What do you think the cigarette to other drug related death ratios are? 1,000 to 1? 2,500 to 1? If those were odds on the lottery, I know which one I'd pick every day, but surprisingly, many here would take their chances on the former odds! I'm not much for recreational drugs either, but I am for getting our priorities in order and for the exclusion of hypocrisy in our lives. We're not part of the States yet.
Joe Xuereb
Feb 5th 2010, 12:56
Flynn, William, my boy, I leave columns to the likes of Fr. Joe Borg and repetitive piffle ta` la f this planet's Cowie, Jerries. I've a life. I earn it on the shop-floor (only joking. I am a professional so-and-so with clout - I'm a shirt-lifter, as they say - comme ils disent).
See this magnificent clip. Translation on request. guzexuereb@hotmail.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDu5O0Guhv8
Are you being served? I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
How very weird!
So 200 mass attendances will exonerate the little-ones from their confirmation exam? Children don't like exams so popular idea. The problem is, one can fingerprint fingers but not cerebral ramblings. What if these children spend their messy/massy sessions fidgeting under their Polish pews or seem all attentive when in fact they're merely daydreaming of the day they're confirmed, confirmation based on fidgeting and messy musings and empty bonces? How very strange! Jak bardzo dziwne!
On another tread but same theme, I commented as above. 'how very weird' I added in Polish, a camp signature-tune. The Times, in its cautious wisdom, decided to excise it. God only knows what they thought it meant. Obviously, they've never heard of Google instant translations. Go figure, Flynn, William! (excuse familiarity - nothing personal).
John Azzopardi
Feb 5th 2010, 11:38
This guy, if guilty, deserves to be hanged. Hope justice will prevail. There is no reason why a man should do what this man allegedly did to a human being.
Chris Reiff
Feb 4th 2010, 23:13
I do hope she had a moment of peace before dying. Very sad to hear this.
B Aquilina
Feb 4th 2010, 12:59
i agree with both of you...if you are linked with other minor offences such the much talked hunting or foolish tennage stupidty or god knows you will get more time in jail than killing..... and how the kill was made... life sentences should exist.. and when i say life senteces i mean till god decides that you coem out of prison for good but on wheels covere with a white sheet.... I agree than people can change and learn lessons but people can not decide when to stop other people 's life
victor vella
Feb 4th 2010, 07:07
Adrian, whilst agreeing with you that he should get a long , very long prison sentence, one has to remember that drug importers are messengers of death for money.What makes m wonder is how come the local importer is never caught.Regarding this murder one has to consider a lot of things, but yes if guilty he should get a very very long prison sentence.
adrian aquilina
Feb 3rd 2010, 17:36
what a nasty way to die..if he is guilty, hope he gets a long sentance for such a brutal crime but in malta you seem to get a bigger sentance for drugs....strange