During the trial, the jury heard Cameron Bardak admitted to hitting Maria Buci with a hatchet twice and then choking her, but denied he intended to murder her.
When the victim entered the car park, Bardak demanded she get in his car, producing the hatchet from a plastic bag when she refused.
Bardak hit Ms Buci with the blunt side of the hatchet before Mr Sturgess came to her aid, blocking Bardak's attack on her and cutting his hand in the process.When Mr Sturgess turned around, Bardak was strangling Ms Buci. At this point, several other bystanders had joined in trying to stop Bardak."A number of people engaged in substantial efforts to rescue Ms Buci and to prevent her from suffering further harm.
Maria Buci outside the court on Thurday after her former partner was found guilty of attempted murder. Ms Buci said her dreams of marrying and starting a family had been crushed, as she had trouble trusting men and could not be alone in a room with a man.
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