Couple From Hell Jailed For Brutal Attack On Man

Caged: Cecil Phillips & Tarnia Piasecki

A violent couple, who savagely beat their victim after the female half of the duo invited him back to their place, have been locked-up.

Cecil Phillips, 46, and Tarnia Piasecki, 32, both of Warner Road, Camberwell, were both convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Their victim, aged 42 years-old, who was subjected to a violent twenty-minute beating, was left fighting for his life with severe head injuries.

At Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court Phillips received 18 years imprisonment and Piasecki 10 years.

Detective Constable Nicola Barker, from the South Central Command Unit, said:"The victim of this horrific assault fortunately made a full recovery, thanks to the aid administered by the initial responding officers, paramedics and NHS staff.

"But for their efforts the assault inflicted by Phillips and Piasecki could have proved fatal. 

“I hope the sentence we have received will allow the victim some closure as he moves on with his life."

Police in Southwark were called to Warner Road at 05.41am on September 15, 2018, following reports of an assault.

Officers attended and found a man suffering from a serious head injury. 

He was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Both Phillips and Piasecki were arrested the same day in connection with the incident. 

They were charged and remanded in custody.

Enquiries were undertaken to identify the victim immediately after the assault, including the issue of a media appeal. 

However, in late September 2018 the man awoke and identified himself to hospital staff. 

It was established that the victim and the suspects were known to each other.

Piasecki targeted the victim, approaching him in Camberwell, and inviting him back to the address where the assault took place, in order to rob him. 

Phillips followed them and the victim was subjected to a sustained attack.

Judge Rajeev Shetty told the pair their victim as “attacked and beaten savagely,” describing Phillips as a “dangerous offender” and Piasecki as a “fairly manipulative person.”