45-year-old Bogdan K. and 41-year-old Łukasz K. will stand trial in the case of murder of 43-year-old Sylwia K. Bogdan K. will be held responsible for beating the woman to death, Łukasz K. for failing to provide her with help. The crime took place in Rzeszów on Christmas Eve 2023.
Krzysztof Ciechanowski, spokesman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Rzeszów, announced on Monday that the prosecutor had filed an indictment against 46-year-old Bogdan K. and 42-year-old Łukasz K.
Drinking, brawl and death
The incident occurred on December 24, 2023. Bogdan K. and Łukasz K. were drinking alcohol with 43-year-old Sylwia K. in a vacant building on Gołębia Street. According to investigators, during the drinking spree, a brawl broke out, during which Bogdan K. hit Sylwia K. on the head and torso, alternating between open palms and fists. The woman tried to cover herself with her hands and push the attacker away, but this enraged him even more and he dealt increasingly stronger blows. “At one point, Bogdan K. grabbed an empty glass bottle and hit Sylwia in the forehead with it. After this blow, the woman fell to the ground,” said prosecutor Krzysztof Ciechanowski.
Łukasz K., left the vacant building when the woman fell. The next day, Bogdan K. called him. He asked him to come to the vacant building, from where they carried Sylwia K.'s body outside together, and then he called the emergency services.
The man admitted to the murder, but in his testimony he claimed that he did not remember beating Sylwia K. Łukasz K., in turn, explained that he did not help the woman because he was afraid of an aggressive colleague. For fear of retaliation, he did not call the police or the ambulance.
Forensic psychiatric and psychological opinions show that the men were sane at the time of the crime.
Both of them had previous convictions.
Bogdan K. was detained on December 25, 2023 and remains in custody to this day. Łukasz K., on the other hand, was released after three months, but is under police supervision and is prohibited from leaving the country.
Bogdan K. had been previously convicted numerous times, including for theft, burglary, and destruction of property. Łukasz K. was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Bogdan K. faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and up to life imprisonment. Łukasz K. will receive a maximum of three years in prison for failing to provide assistance to the victim.
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