THUG JAILED AFTER BREAKING INTO EX-PARTNER’S HOME
Following an incident, Gregorz Ewiak sent a threatening message claiming he would 'have her killed' and have her children taken away.The 34-year-old was warned that his actions had left his former partner and her two children 'absolutely petrified.' It was also understood that the only appropriate sentence was immediate custody.
Ewiak appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via video-link from HMP, accompanied by a Polish interpreter.
Prosecutor Jonathan Rogers outlined that the offences took place on October 2 last year, when the victim was at her Birchwood residence with her children.
She heard knocking and the shattering of a window in the living room, which caused her to evacuate upstairs, arrest her children, and lock them in the bathroom.
Inside the house, she could hear intruders and one shout in Polish, 'I’m going to kill you.' Subsequently, a man knocked on the bathroom door, trying to get in, but then the men left the scene.
Once outside, the victim discovered the front door’s lock was broken.
A neighbour reported hearing disturbances and seeing two men fleeing on foot and in a vehicle.
Police found bloodstains near the broken window, along with smears on the TV, walls, carpet, and door handles.
The victim identified her ex-partner as one of the intruders, and shortly afterward, he sent a threatening message about her and her children.
DNA evidence linked the blood at the scene to Ewiak, who had travelled from Dagenham to commit the crimes, the court heard.
In her statement, the victim told police she was frightened of Ewiak, describing him as 'crazy' and living in constant fear of what he might do.
Ewiak has four prior convictions, including one for grievous bodily harm in Poland, which resulted in a 14-month prison sentence.
His defence, led by Benjamin Brown, urged the court to give maximum credit for his early guilty plea.
Brown noted that Ewiak admits he should not have entered the property and appreciates the harm to his ex-partner.
Since being on remand, Ewiak has pursued educational activities, including studying for a mathematics qualification.
He aims to be a good father and a positive member of society upon release, Brown added.
The judge, Recorder Ian Harris, remarked that he did not understand Ewiak’s reasons for traveling the distance and suggested his intent was likely harmful.
He commented that the victim was 'absolutely petrified' during the incident, stemming from an apparent explosion of temper by Ewiak.
Concluding that only immediate custody was appropriate, the judge sentenced Ewiak to two years and four months imprisonment and imposed a seven-year restraining order to prevent contact with the victim.
