The hero who stopped the vile man who raped a young girl in Sydney left everyone in tears as he read a powerful message outside court.
Mechanic Nick Gilio was praised for restraining a knife-wielding Anthony Sampieri, the man who bound and raped a seven-year-old inside the toilets of a Kogarah dance studio.for the horrific crime today at the Downing Centre District Court.
“Do not let this scar you. Do not let this evil break who you are. As for me, there isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t think of you. You are there for eternity and although I won’t be there in presence, I will always send my love for you in spirit. Sampieri has liver cancer and will likely die within the next five years, with Mr Stack referring to his illness outside court, saying: “Mother nature will sort him out before his term ends”.
The 56-year-old produced a large knife and threatened to “cut her neck off” if the girl made any noise. When they saw the girl her rapist made a dash for the door but Mr Gilio immediately grabbed him, rammed his head into the wall and said, “Is this what you do … Is this what you f***ing do?”
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