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. 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. She has had hundreds of surgeries to repair damage to her face and eyesight. When being sentenced 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”.
Lynch admitted his crimes for the first time when interviewed by parole chiefs. He told the panel he had subjected Piper to a ‘terrifying ordeal’, had assaulted her and raped her. Later in the hearing, the panel noted that Lynch attempted to distance himself from the admissions he had made.
The case was considered at an oral hearing which took place over two days earlier this month via a video link. Lynch indicated through his legal representative that he hoped to be transferred to open conditions as a result of the Parole Board review, but this has also been rejected.
The panel found: “Although noting that Mr Lynch now admitted to the offence of rape, the panel considered his account of events bore little resemblance to the description set out by the sentencing judge. For the avoidance of doubt, the panel assessed Mr Lynch’s case on the basis that he was properly convicted and on the outline of the offences as set out by the sentencing judge.
The Secretary of State’s representative was party to the proceedings and also asked questions of witnesses. The panel had the benefit of a victim personal statement which clearly conveyed the impact of his crimes and the consequences of his offending. The contents were given careful consideration by the panel.
The report added: “At the time of his offending, these risk factors had included his misuse of drugs and alcohol, his difficulties in managing extreme emotions and his poor coping skills. The panel noted poor decision making, a lack of victim empathy and Mr Lynch’s insensitivity in relationships.
“Mr Lynch had a tendency to ruminate, a sense of entitlement and a fear of humiliation if he were to be the loser in any conflict. He was prepared to use violence, including sexual violence, including as a means of control. In this case, protective factors which would reduce the risk of reoffending were considered to be the family support available to Mr Lynch and his strong desire to better himself and to build a social network.
“Evidence was presented at the hearing regarding Mr Lynch’s progress and custodial conduct during this sentence. He had undertaken accredited programmes to address his decision making and his use of violence. In 2018, he transferred to a specialist regime designed to help people recognise and deal with a wide range of problems.”
The report added: “He was deselected from the regime 20 months later due to his poor behaviour and the managers of the intervention believed that he would have benefited from further work. Mr Lynch then engaged with an accredited programme to address his behaviour in relationships.
“He also engaged with individualised work in custody and he had worked hard in obtaining a considerable number of qualifications. Mr Lynch had completed work on victim awareness, conflict resolution and anger management.”
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