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Friday October 28, 2016
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No. 761
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BROTHERS DENY MURDERING HOUSEMATE DUMPED BY CANAL: Marcin Siarczynski TWO brothers accused of killing their housemate have denied murder – despite one of them offering no evidence in his defence. The remains of Polish national Marcin Siarczynski were found months after he was stabbed by his housemate Krzysztof Olszewski at the house they shared on Jessamine Street, Ravensthorpe. The 21-year-old told Leeds Crown Court that he panicked when the victim grabbed him during a row over money and stabbed him once in the chest. He admitted stabbing Mr Siarczynski but denied he had
But Crown Court hears manslaughter admission from one defendant, while the other offers no evidence in his defence
meant to kill him and panicked when he realised what had happened. Olszewski, of Crawshaw Street, Ravensthorpe and his brother, Pawel, 25, of Bromley Street, Hanging Heaton, are accused of the murder of Mr Siarczynski by the prosecution, who claim the two acted together during a violent assault. Pawel Olszewksi this week offered no evidence in his own defence. The court heard that after he was stabbed, Mr Siarczynski sat down but was unable to stand up due to his injury. Krzysztof Olszewski said that it was only later he realised how
badly his housemate was injured. He told the jury: “I sat there for two to three hours. After that I noticed he was lying there and not moving at all. I approached him to check his pulse.” It was at this point he said that he realised his housemate was dead. He said: “I didn’t want to look at him because there was loads of blood on the walls and door and I panicked, I didn’t know what to do.” His defence counsel, Tahir Khan QC, asked: “Do you admit you are responsible for killing Marcin?” Krzysztof Olszewksi replied: “Yes, but I didn’t want to hurt him.” He accepted he was guilty of
manslaughter. The skeleton of Mr Siarczynski was found near the Calder and Hebble Navigation canal in March this year. Both brothers deny murder between April 30 and July 31, 2015. On Wednesday, Pawel Olszewksi offered no evidence in his defence. Jason Pitter QC, defending, told the court: “We are not calling any evidence in the case of Pawel Olszewski.” High Court judge Mr Justice Males asked if it had been explained to him that “the jury may draw some adverse inferences from that”. Mr Pitter said they had given him that advice.
Krzysztof Olszewski denies his brother was present on the night of the killing. After he realised the victim had died, he wrapped the body in curtains and put him inside a plastic cover from a mattress. He cleaned up the blood and removed the blood-stained carpet. He then used the victim’s Subaru Forester to take the body to the towpath area off Low Mill Lane, where he covered the corpse with a jacket and some branches before leaving. He said that he had never told his brother about the incident and denied he was taking the blame for him. The trial continues.