"It was a difficult decision to make because it is a lot of money and it would have been very helpful but I didn't feel like a deserved it at all.
"With the state that the girl was in after the incident, I really felt that it would go towards making her life a lot better over the next couple of years."
The 48-year-old woman who was attacked in July 2006 was found naked and unconscious in Exeter.
She had suffered a skull fracture and brain damage in the attack and her injuries were so severe she was left with no memory of what had happened and now uses a wheelchair.
Lloyd Gardner, a waiter, gave up a £10,000 reward, feeling that the victim whose rapist he helped catch deserved the money more. He did not feel right about spending the money on an expensive car or something similar.
Most people would have taken the money for themselves. This young man demonstrates one of the best qualities humans possess--altruism. I applaud him for his action.
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