Daniel Lynch, who had a previous conviction for pouring boiling water over a man, was said to have become obsessively jealous after briefly dating Piper before the attack, which left Piper with serious injuries and permanent scarring
The monster who arranged for model and TV star Katie Piper to be attacked with acid has been refused parole.
Daniel Lynch, who was Katie’s ex-boyfriend, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years in May 2009 at London’s Wood Green crown court for the rape of Piper and arranging for her attacker Stefan Sylvestre to throw acid on her. The prospect of his release is said to have terrified Piper, but a document today released by the Parole Board has outlined how he is not ready for freedom.
It said: “The panel considered a large dossier of written evidence and it received oral evidence over a period of two full days. It noted that Mr Lynch had been involved in a dreadful attack with the use of life-threatening sulphuric acid against the victim. The panel considered his actions to be clearly an act of revenge.
The panel noted that Mr Lynch had spent a little over 18 years in prison and that he had undertaken some work to address his risk factors but that there remained a need for him to complete more work. The panel concluded that Mr Lynch does not yet have the necessary controls to manage his emotions and direct his thinking skills in relationships.”
Lynch himself told parole chiefs he was not ready to be released back into the community. The judgement said: “Mr Lynch has accepted that he is not yet ready to be released. After considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel was not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public.
“Having established a need for further offence focussed work, the panel did not recommend to the Secretary of State that Mr Lynch should be transferred to an open prison. He will be eligible for another parole review in due course.” They added: “In its assessment of his case, the panel determined that Mr Lynch was yet to complete work to address his use of sexual violence and issues surrounding relationships and consent.”
Lynch, who had a previous conviction for pouring boiling water over a man, was said to have become obsessively jealous after briefly dating Piper before the attack, which left Piper with serious injuries and permanent scarring and she has had hundreds of surgeries to repair damage to her face and eyesight. He and Sylvestre were told by Judge Nicholas Browne KC that they had “planned and then executed an act of pure, calculated and deliberate evil”.
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