Iryna complains that she cannot go out on her own even for coffee "because solders can point a gun at you and say something abusive or order you to please them".
"It was incomprehensible that my best friend would do something like that to me," she said.Ms Piggin, who is now unable to work due to her mental health,
said the assault left her with a sense of "confusion, betrayal and sadness".She said she could not believe her former friend "abused" the trust she gave him.The attack on 29 April 2023, has left Ms Piggin with anxiety issues and led to her dropping out of her Open University course.
"I avoid leaving the house... Trauma makes it impossible to carry on."Nikolic denied assault by penetration, arguing he had consent, but a jury at Norwich Crown Court found him guilty on 31 March.
Giles Fleming, for the prosecution, said that even two years on, Ms Piggin was still suffering.
Reading from her victim impact statement, he said the "consequences were devastating" and that she was suffering with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).On Friday, Trump announced the
from 25% to 50%, beginning on Wednesday.Like with most of the announced tariffs, Trump said the move would help boost local steel industry, while reducing US reliance on China.
US steel manufacturing has decreased in recent years and countries like China, India and Japan have become the world's biggest producers.The steel tariffs come as many hold their breath waiting for further announcements. from the Trump administration.