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A man who left his girlfriend with “horrific injuries” after pouring boiling water over her face claimed her burns resulted from tripping over a kettle cable. Marius Mazurek was alleged to have deliberately scalded Iwona Szymanska at her home in Westgate-on-Sea. Jurors heard a doctor who later asked who had inflicted the injuries was told by the 41-year-old Polish national “I did it”, before adding “she was drunk”. But giving evidence at his trial, Mazurek, of Surrey Road, Cliftonville, said he had denied being responsible when asked. He also told the jury that despite his then-partner’s face …

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