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03/04/2008
Pole Accused Of 'Hanging' Partner
A Polish Man has appeared in court accused of trying to fake the suicide of his partner.
The court heard how Mr Lech Szymczk, of North great Charles Street, Dublin 1, tried to hang his girlfriend to make it look like a suicide. The 49 year-old is also accused of badly beating the woman and throwing a knife at her head.
Judge Tony Hunt and a jury of seven men and five women in Dublin's Crown Court also heard how the man's partner, Ms Danuta Pisarska, was hung by the belt of her dressing gown, after Mr Szymczk had drank 15 cans of beer and beat her for over an hour.
It is also alleged Mr Szymczk had kept her tied up over night.
The Polish man has pleaded not guilty to the offences including one count of assault causing harm and two counts of endangerment in August 2006.
(DW/JM)
The court heard how Mr Lech Szymczk, of North great Charles Street, Dublin 1, tried to hang his girlfriend to make it look like a suicide. The 49 year-old is also accused of badly beating the woman and throwing a knife at her head.
Judge Tony Hunt and a jury of seven men and five women in Dublin's Crown Court also heard how the man's partner, Ms Danuta Pisarska, was hung by the belt of her dressing gown, after Mr Szymczk had drank 15 cans of beer and beat her for over an hour.
It is also alleged Mr Szymczk had kept her tied up over night.
The Polish man has pleaded not guilty to the offences including one count of assault causing harm and two counts of endangerment in August 2006.
(DW/JM)
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