英國男子痛失癌逝母親,未料短暫離家返回後,竟撞見一名與母親相識的老翁正性侵遺體。一名婦人因癌症在家中病逝,未料家屬尚未走出喪親之痛,竟再遭沉重打擊。62歲老翁趁死者兒子及姪子短暫離開住所,獨自留在屋內期間,竟對婦人遺體作出性侵犯。家屬不足15分鐘後返回,當場撞破其惡行。法院審理後認定老翁有預謀犯案,最終判處監禁16個月,並頒發為期5年的性傷害預防令。
This freak of nature will be out from prison soon enough - just 16 months inside. 🚨 JAILED: Man who sexually abused a cancer victim’s body after her death A grieving son and nephew returned to a family home to discover 62-year-old Stephen Sellars sexually abusing the body of their loved one shortly after she died from cancer. Sellars, of Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire, has been jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to sexual penetration of a corpse. Hull Crown Court heard the woman had been diagnosed with cancer just eight weeks before her death. Her family had worked to protect her dignity throughout her final weeks. Sellars was left alone with her body for around 15 minutes. He bolted a gate, locked a door and closed the curtains before carrying out what Judge John Thackray KC described as a “clearly planned attack”. The woman’s son and nephew walked in on him. Sellars dressed and fled. He later claimed in text messages that he had been intoxicated and did not know what had come over him. He initially denied the offence to police before eventually admitting it. The impact on the family has been devastating. The woman’s son described the incident as “unimaginable”, telling the court he felt numb and betrayed and did not believe he would ever fully recover. The judge explained that the maximum sentence under the law in force at the time was just two years. Although the maximum has since increased to seven years, the change could not be applied retrospectively. Sellars’ guilty plea further reduced his sentence. He also received a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a restraining order protecting the woman’s son and nephew. Source UK Database.
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涉案老翁為62歲的塞拉斯(Stephen Sellars),來自英格蘭北林肯郡(North Lincolnshire)希巴爾德斯托(Hibaldstow),過去曾擔任重型貨車司機,與死者相識多年。據法庭資料顯示,涉事婦人在離世前約8周確診癌症,最終不敵病魔,在家中逝世。
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法庭指出,婦人生前十分重視個人尊嚴,家人在她患病期間也一直悉心照顧,盡力維護她的尊嚴。未料在婦人離世後,竟發生如此令人難以接受的事件。案發當日,死者兒子及姪子因事短暫離開住所,將塞拉斯獨自留在屋內。未料他竟趁家屬不在場,對剛離世的婦人遺體作出性侵犯。不足15分鐘後,死者兒子及姪子返回住所,當場撞見塞拉斯的犯行,令兩人震驚不已。
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塞拉斯發現行為被揭發後,隨即穿上衣服,並迅速逃離現場。案發後,塞拉斯曾透過手機短訊向死者兒子解釋,稱自己當時喝得酩酊大醉,甚至表示:「我不知道自己當時是怎樣了。」
檢方透露,塞拉斯事後曾向警方說出「接下來會發生甚麼事,不是很明顯嗎?」等說話,但在正式接受警方問話時,卻又否認犯案。然而,檢方指出,塞拉斯在犯案前曾特意關上庭院大門、鎖住房門,並拉上窗簾,認為這些舉動反映他的行為具有預謀性質,而非單純因醉酒而失去控制。
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檢察官強調,事件發生於死者自己的住所,當時家屬也身處附近,被告卻利用家屬對他的信任犯案,對死者及其家人造成極大傷害。審訊期間,死者兒子向法庭提交受害人影響聲明,表示事件對自己造成極大心理打擊,形容被告的行為令人難以想像,也沒有任何理由可以為他辯解。他指出,母親生前十分重視尊嚴,家人也一直努力確保她在患病及離世時獲得尊重,惟塞拉斯的行為卻令這份心意受到嚴重踐踏。
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主審法官認為,被告的犯行明顯經過預謀,不但侵犯死者尊嚴,更令其兒子承受深重創傷,甚至可能長時間無法走出事件陰影。
法官在判刑時特別提及,英國近期已修訂相關法律,將此類罪行的最高刑期提高至7年監禁。然而,由於塞拉斯犯案時,新法例尚未生效,法院只能按照當時的法律量刑,相關罪行的最高刑期為2年。
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法官指出,若案件遲不足1個月才發生,被告便可能面臨更高的最高刑罰。由於塞拉斯早前已在法庭聆訊中認罪,法官考慮認罪因素後,最終判處他監禁16個月,並拒絕接納辯方提出的緩刑申請。
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除監禁刑罰外,法院也向塞拉斯頒發為期5年的「性傷害預防令」(Sexual Harm Prevention Order),對他日後行為施加限制,以降低再次干犯性罪行的風險。法院同時針對死者兒子及姪子發出限制接近令,防止塞拉斯再與兩人作出不當接觸。據報,塞拉斯在聽取判決時,面上未有流露明顯情緒。