Lubelskie

27th January 2012

Six children were left orphaned this Monday, after a family row led to the father killing his wife before turning the gun on himself. The tragedy took place late on Monday evening in Poloski near Terespol.

Following a row at around 11pm, 41-year-old Mariusz M. left the family home and fetched a home-made gun from the farm’s utility building. The man had no permission for the weapon due to a previous conviction for poaching.
He returned to the family home and shot his wife Dorota, aged 40, who died instantly. Seeing what he’d done, he shot himself in the head. He was still alive when police arrived at the house, after one of the children raised the alarm, but died later in hospital.

Beata Syk-Jankowska, press officer for Lublin Regional Prosecutors, told reporters, “We need to look into all the circumstances of the incident.” Police do know that the couple were separated, but that Mariusz M. visited the family home regularly. Police had twice been called to deal with incidents of Mariusz M. behaving violently towards his family.

The six children, with ages ranging from 2 to 20, have been taken into care, where they are receiving care from psychiatrists.

Sixth floor murder convictions

Lublin Regional Court sentenced two men to 12 and 4 years respectively for murdering Maria M. by throwing her from a sixth floor balcony, a third accused was sentenced to 4 years for inciting the crime.

It was during a drunken party on March 6th last year that the victim argued with Anna C., the hostess. During the row Anna C. reportedly shouted, “Throw her out the window!” which Piotr C., her husband, aided by Lukasz P., promptly did.

They pulled Maria M. onto the balcony and, despite fierce resistance, threw her from the sixth floor. She died instantly, most of her internal organs completely destroyed in the impact.

Learning costs rise

Anyone thinking of taking driving lessons in the Lublin area will have to dig a litle deeper as costs rise up to PLN 200 per course. Maciej Kulka, who runs a driving school in the city, explained to reporters from Gazeta Lublin.
“The situation today is dramatic. Last year I paid PLN 50,000 more for petrol than I did in 2010. And it was for the same number of litres. There are rises in other schools, too. It’s not price fixing. There’s just no other way. Life is expensive.”