Man sentenced to six-years for ‘senseless attack on defenceless child’

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced for the attempted murder of a baby in Edinburgh.

Lukasz Chomiczewsk, 26, was sentenced to six-years
imprisonment having been convicted on Tuesday, 18 February, following a trial
at Edinburgh High Court in which he plead not guilty.

Chomiczewsk committed the offence on Tuesday, 6 August, 2019
at an address in the Leith area of the city when he strangled the one-year-old
girl which could have resulted in her death.

Detective Chief Inspector Iain Ramsay of Edinburgh’s Public
Protection Unit said: “This was a senseless attack on a defenceless child
resulting in serious injury.

“Chomiczewsk was in a position of care for the girl and was
meant to protect her, instead he subjected her to a terrifying ordeal, for
which there is no justification.

“I would like to thank all the officers and partners across
all agencies involved in this investigation who helped to secure the conviction
and today’s sentence. It sends a clear message to those in the community who
would commit such crimes that this type of behaviour will not be tolerated.”