Judge Gregory Perrins described how Ms Nascimento had been watching television in her room on the evening of the attack when Bourne knocked on her door and asked her to come outside.
Jurors heard previously that Bourne and Ms Nascimento had been the only two people living in the house for around three months before the incident, with the defendant’s mother travelling abroad.
In a statement read out by the prosecutor, Ms Nascimento told of how Bourne knocked on her door and said: “Josey, come outside.”.
Judge Perrins thanked Ms Nascimento, who was seated in the public gallery, for her courage in attending proceedings, telling her: “I sincerely hope that your physical and mental scars heal and with time you’ll be able to move on from this truly awful incident.”.
“Although Ms Nascimento worked for an extremely wealthy family they have offered her no help, no support and nothing but a single text message while she was in hospital,” he added.
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