THE victim of a man who attempted to rape her after dragging her off Myton Bridge in Hull has been forced to attend court seven times without seeing her attacker brought to justice.
Rolands Brize, 25, pleaded guilty to attempted rape at Hull Crown Court on March 9 and had been due to be sentenced on Friday.
However, the case was adjourned for the seventh time because a hospital bed with a readily available translator in a mental health unit cannot be found.
Brize, who spent years in a mental institution in Latvia before he was released and arrived in Hull, is still awaiting sentence eight months after admitting attempted rape. He could be sent to prison or a mental health unit.
A source told the Mail: "The information as to why this keeps happening is very sketchy but what we do know is that Friday's court case was cancelled and it will be a few weeks until it goes ahead.
"The defence want an option of sending him to a secure mental health unit but they cannot do that if there isn't a bed available, so he cannot be sentenced.
"We are not sure when it is going to end but it's certainly not very good, especially so soon before Christmas."
Brize's first sentencing date was in May and most recent was last Friday but it was called off the day before.
In October, his young victim, who was pounced on from behind while she was on the phone to a 999 operator, had the courage to attend his sixth appearance in a desperate bid to find closure.
But Judge Michael Mettyear was forced to adjourn the case yet again after the psychiatric consultant informed him there was still not a bed available because Brize, who had a translator in court, needs someone who speaks Latvian and English with him in hospital.
Mr Mettyear told lawyers he didn't want it coming before the court if it was likely to be adjourned again, because it was unfair on the victim.
Brize had spent time in a mental health institute in Latvia after burning down his family home, and came to Hull upon his release.
At the time of her attack, the young woman was walking alone after leaving the Sugar Mill nightclub, to which Brize had been refused entry.
Brize grabbed her from behind but she screamed and managed to shake him off, before frantically calling 999.
Hysterical, the operator calmed her down enough for her to explain she was being followed by a man who had attempted to grab her over Myton Bridge.
As she did, Brize grabbed her again, pulled her on to a footpath by the bridge over the River Hull and attacked her.
Hearing her desperate screams, the operator alerted officers and they raced to Myton Bridge.
They discovered her shoes and her handbag strewn across the pavement and followed the trail to find Brize attacking her.
Brize is due to be sentenced on Wednesday, December 18.
No one from the Crown Prosecution Service answered the Mail's enquiry about the adjournments.
