Monday, 7 May 2007

Why Did This Happen?

Peter Tobin.

He was a registered sex offender who had been wanted by police for a year.

Yet despite having a conviction for a horrific attack on two 14-year-old girls, Peter Tobin was able to avoid detection until he was arrested for the rape and murder of Polish student Angelika Kluk in which he battered, raped and repeatedly stabbed Angelika 16 times before dumping her beneath the church floor.

Angelika Kluk

The church handyman was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the assault of the girls 1994 .
After his release in December 2004, he moved to Paisley, but within 10 months the authorities had lost track of him.

A crinimal past dating back to 1965 hes served jail time for burglary, forgery and conspiracy.

In 1993, Tobin attacked the two 14-year-olds in his flat in Havant, Hampshire.He lured the girls to his home, held them captive at knifepoint and forced them to take sedatives. He raped one of them while she was partially conscious and indecently assaulted the other while he looked after his 5 year old son.

Tobin fled to Coventry where he sought refuge among an evangelical Christian community using a false name to cover his tracks. Members of the Jesus Fellowship Church saw his face on the BBC's Crimewatch programme and alerted the police. He was arrested shortly afterwards. He pleaded guilty to the attack.

After his release, Tobin returned to his native Scotland, to a home in Paisley. It is believed he then attacked another girl in the flat.

In October 2005 a warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to notify the police that he had changed his address but they failed to trace him. In May 2006, Tobin was again took refuge with a religious organisation. St Patrick's Church in Anderston and took advantage of homeless group Loaves and Fishes.

Exploiting the "open doors policy", he worked as an odd job man under the false name of Pat McLaughlin. Two days after murdering Ms Kluk, Strathclyde Police interviewed Tobin about her disappearance.

However, despite the outstanding warrant and a picture which had been widely circulated around the country's forces, they failed to make the connection.

Tobin fled to London where he was finally arrested in a hospital and sentenced to 20 years . That girl would still be alive if he was executed in 93.

3 comments:

Neponset River Bridge Dig said...

In my opinion ALL sex offenders should be put down like like rabid dogs. I wouldn't mind hitting the switch to electrocute them myself.

Old Knudsen said...

electrocution is too good for them.

Eyebee said...

yes, and the judges are pricks. What prick gave this scumbag 14 years? Execute these brain deaad fucking judges as well.