A British woman visited her husband in prison, who tried to kill her twice (5 photos)

Both of Victoria Cilliers' parachutes failed during a jump in Wiltshire, UK, in 2015. A military physiotherapist miraculously survived after falling from a height of 1200 m. Landing on a plowed field at a speed of 96 km/h, she broke her pelvis, back, and ribs. And the culprit of this tragedy was her husband Emil.





The couple met at the service in 2010.

“Emil burst into my life. He promised me almost everything I wanted, it was like a fairy tale,” says 48-year-old Victoria.



The lovers got married in 2011 and had two children.

However, a few years later, problems arose in the relationship.

“I got to the point where I was tired of this relationship and this marriage. But I felt that perhaps all was not lost,” the British woman admits.

About how she managed to survive the fall with a barely deployed reserve parachute, Victoria said: “I think it was a combination of several factors. Both luck and my attempts to slow the fall as much as possible, and landing on a plowed field.”





Investigators found that Emil, who worked as a jump instructor with the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, had tampered with the parachutes.

Moreover, a few days before the terrible incident, he caused a gas leak in the house.

“I don’t know how you can do this to the person you loved and with whom you have children.”

Collecting more and more evidence, the psychologist came to the conclusion that Emil is a dangerous psychopath.

In 2017, the case was referred to Winchester Crown Court.

During the investigation, the woman continued to visit her husband in prison, and even from a distance he continued to put pressure on her.



Victoria did not want to believe that Emil was capable of murder.

She initially defended her husband, who used call girls and attended swingers' parties, saying in the documentary: "I always thought about every answer I gave and how it might affect my future. No, I didn't tell a lot of lies, but I there were a lot of secrets, I kept a lot to myself."

Cilliers was deeply in debt and was confident that his insurer would pay him £120,000 if his wife died. The court sentenced him to 36 years in prison.