Man convicted of savagely raping and slashing woman
- added August 29, 2008
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- JanaPokana
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A 24-year old Candian man has been convicted of savagely raping and slashing a woman with a butcher blade in a case that made headlines for its barbarity and for the victim's determination to fight back.
It is likely that the rapist, Ryan Huppie, will be locked up indefinitely as a dangerous offender
The victim, now 33, was not in Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton yesterday, but in an e-mail she thanked those who helped her heal physically and emotionally.
Mr. Huppie's mother, Suzanne, sat just metres from her son, who listened in a black T-shirt as Mr. Justice Terry Clackson delivered the verdict. "I'm glad it's over and I apologize to the family that are hurting and for Ryan," the mother said later. But she said her son, too, is a victim. He was sexually violated by a relative and again in foster care and now battles substance abuse, she said. "He shouldn't be classified as a dangerous offender. He should be classified as someone who needs help."
The victim was Mr. Huppie's next-door neighbour in a downtown high-rise. She testified that on the night of Feb. 17, 2004, she had trouble falling asleep as he and his friends partied and played loud music. She awoke at 4:30 a.m. to find Mr. Huppie, armed with knives, at the foot of her bed. He told her he was there to rape and kill her so he could win a bet.
She tried to reason with him, but eventually after he raped her and announced again he would kill her, she decided to fight, she told the court. He put her into a headlock, slammed her around like a rag doll and rammed her head into a closet door. He slashed at her with what she called a meat cleaver until blood matted her hair, stained her bed and left her finger bones exposed, bent and dangling by threads of sinew.
She feigned death twice, the second time with her eyes locked on his in a faux death stare as he stood over her in the predawn and tried to decide whether he had finished the job. When he left, she stumbled into the hallway and eventually the embrace of a neighbour and police. Soon after, Mr. Huppie turned himself in.
It is likely that the rapist, Ryan Huppie, will be locked up indefinitely as a dangerous offender
The victim, now 33, was not in Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton yesterday, but in an e-mail she thanked those who helped her heal physically and emotionally.
Mr. Huppie's mother, Suzanne, sat just metres from her son, who listened in a black T-shirt as Mr. Justice Terry Clackson delivered the verdict. "I'm glad it's over and I apologize to the family that are hurting and for Ryan," the mother said later. But she said her son, too, is a victim. He was sexually violated by a relative and again in foster care and now battles substance abuse, she said. "He shouldn't be classified as a dangerous offender. He should be classified as someone who needs help."
The victim was Mr. Huppie's next-door neighbour in a downtown high-rise. She testified that on the night of Feb. 17, 2004, she had trouble falling asleep as he and his friends partied and played loud music. She awoke at 4:30 a.m. to find Mr. Huppie, armed with knives, at the foot of her bed. He told her he was there to rape and kill her so he could win a bet.
She tried to reason with him, but eventually after he raped her and announced again he would kill her, she decided to fight, she told the court. He put her into a headlock, slammed her around like a rag doll and rammed her head into a closet door. He slashed at her with what she called a meat cleaver until blood matted her hair, stained her bed and left her finger bones exposed, bent and dangling by threads of sinew.
She feigned death twice, the second time with her eyes locked on his in a faux death stare as he stood over her in the predawn and tried to decide whether he had finished the job. When he left, she stumbled into the hallway and eventually the embrace of a neighbour and police. Soon after, Mr. Huppie turned himself in.
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- JanaPokana
- 3 months ago
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Jesus Christ. How does a human being do something like this to another? Sometimes I wish I didn't read the news. I thought horror films were enough to keep me from sleeping, but real life is even worse.
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- LindseyIndigo
- 3 months ago
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