Attempted murder of Michelina Lewandowska

The Attempted murder of Michelina Lewandowska occurred 28 May 2011 in the United Kingdom, when her fiancee buried her alive in a cardboard box under six inches (152 mm) of earth. This led to her to be referred to as the buried alive girl by the media.
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Her former fiancé Marcin Kasprzak and his friend Patryk Borys bound her and buried her in a computer box in a forested area.<ref name="bbc"/> After nearly an hour buried she was able to cut her bindings with her diamond engagement ring and claw her way above ground.<ref name="bbc"/> Her fiancee was sentenced to 20 years prison for the attempted murder and kidnapping and his accomplice to 4 and a half years for the latter charge.<ref name="bbc"/> Both perpetrators and the victim were Polish immigrants.<ref name="bbc"/> Lewandowska cited a desire to see her son, whom Kasprzak fathered, to be her motivation that enabled her to escape her shallow grave.<ref name="bbc"/>

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