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A woman could walk free from prison in less than a year after being convicted of brutally torturing a woman and leaving her so terrified she wet herself.
Ingrid Pydde subjected her victim to a horrific ordeal inside a Gold Coast unit in south-east Queensland on 16 August 2020.
Southport District Court heard that Pydde had started questioning the woman about a ‘personal grievance’ and then dragged her back in when she tried to leave, reported. Gold Coast Bulletin.
The court was told that Pydde spent an hour assaulting the woman, beating her and slamming her body into the ground, allegedly with the help of another man.
She then threw a towel at the victim and told her to ‘stop bleeding everywhere’ and covered her head with a plastic bag, tearing only a small hole so she could breathe.
Ingrid Pydde subjected her victim to a horrific ordeal inside a Gold Coast unit in south-east Queensland on 16 August 2020
Pydde taped over the woman’s eyes and jaw, bound her feet and cut off her clothes before stuffing her naked into a suitcase, which she zipped up and locked inside a cupboard.
She burned her victim’s finger with a blowtorch, which stuck out the top of the slightly opened suitcase, and threatened to stab her if she didn’t ‘shut up’.
The woman was released shortly after.
Just weeks before that, Pydde and three others stormed a Coomera home, all dressed in black with balaclavas and brandishing weapons, including a gun, the court was told.
Pydde and a female accomplice began rummaging around the house when the men in their group attacked a 31-year-old man, but the violence quickly escalated when the man fought back.
The man was stabbed, and Pydde’s blood was found at the scene. She was the only one identified and charged in connection with the incident.
A victim impact statement from a female resident who was also stabbed during the home invasion was read in court, revealing she had suffered significant emotional trauma and was receiving mental health treatment.
Pydde was supported by her mother and brother when she appeared in court with a long criminal history
Pydde was supported by her mother and brother when she appeared in court with a long criminal history.
Defense barrister Nicholas Brown said his client’s offending was fueled by drug use at the time.
He said her cousin’s suicide when she was a teenager had a ‘profound impact’ on Pydde and had affected the trajectory of her life.
The court heard that Pydde completed several programs during her remand, with hopes of returning to her former job in Melbourne after her release.
Pydde pleaded guilty to torture, burglary while armed and in company and assault causing bodily harm while armed and in company.
She was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and will be eligible for parole on February 8, 2025 after serving more than 700 days in custody to date.