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Husband dubbed the ‘Polish Fritzl’ jailed after abusing wife for years and charging men to rape her

<em>Mariusz Sz (centre) locked up his wife and abused her for years (CEN)</em>
Mariusz Sz (centre) locked up his wife and abused her for years (CEN)

A Polish husband has been jailed for 25 years after he imprisoned his wife in a dark cellar and sexually abused her.

The victim was raped by her husband, known only as Mariusz Sz, over a period of four years.

Police say the husband’s brothers and friends also took part in the abuse.

Mariusz Sz abused his wife in the small village of Parszczyce in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, between 2006 and 2010 – two years of which she was kept locked in their cellar.

<em>The victim was imprisoned in a cold, dark cellar (CEN)</em>
The victim was imprisoned in a cold, dark cellar (CEN)

The victim, who has not been named, was beaten, starved and repeatedly raped by her husband – and allegedly by his two brothers and a friend.

In the initial sentencing in June 2017, judge Marta Urbanska emphasised that the victim ‘was imprisoned in a cold, dark cellar, in which she was deprived the possibility of taking care of her personal hygiene and the possibility of dealing with her physiological needs under dignified conditions’.

Judge Urbanska added: ‘She was starved, forced to eat meals with her bound hands in a kneeling position. Meals were prepared in a manner that denied her dignity.’

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Mariusz Sz’s two brothers Andrzej and Marian Sz. and their friend Tadeusz B have now been charged with raping the victim whilst she was imprisoned and face a possible 15-year prison sentence if convicted.

All three have pleaded not guilty.

Reports suggest Mariusz Sz had ‘rented’ his wife out for £4.20, putting a bag over her head and letting paying men rape her.

<em>Mariusz Sz’s two brothers and their friend have now been charged with raping the victim whilst she was imprisoned (CEN)</em>
Mariusz Sz’s two brothers and their friend have now been charged with raping the victim whilst she was imprisoned (CEN)

It is not known how many men raped the victim and police are still investigating.

The victim eventually managed to escape the cellar and call her mother as she was fearful for the safety of her two daughters.

<em>Mariusz Sz has been dubbed the Polish Fritzl in local media (CEN)</em>
Mariusz Sz has been dubbed the Polish Fritzl in local media (CEN)
<em>The victim eventually managed to escape the cellar and call her mother (CEN)</em>
The victim eventually managed to escape the cellar and call her mother (CEN)

One of the children, who is four years old, had reportedly been sexually abused.

Local media state she reported the case to the police but she was dismissed three times before an investigation was eventually opened.