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Judge charges jury in attempted murder trial
Summary
In the Central Criminal Court, a jury is deliberating the case of Tomas Gajowniczek, 37, who denies attempting to murder his partner, Alicja Kalinowska, 30, by suffocating her with underwear and beating her with a hammer. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy explained that the jury has three possible verdicts: guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity. He instructed the jury to first decide whether Gajowniczek assaulted Kalinowska with intent to kill, and if so, whether he was mentally disordered at the time of the alleged offence. The defence must prove their case on the balance of probabilities. Kalinowska testified that Gajowniczek punched her, stuffed underwear in her mouth, held her nose, beat her with a hammer, and poured a drink down her throat until she passed out.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge charges jury in attempted murder trial. Charges or matters: the attempted murder of Alicja Kalinowska (30) at their home on June 16, 2016; intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Ms Kalinowska on the same date at the same location. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- June 16, 2016 Incident
- 2018-04-25 Publication
Why: Mr Justice McCarthy explained that they should first consider whether the accused man assaulted Ms Kalinowska and intended to kill her. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: the attempted murder of Alicja Kalinowska (30) at their home on June 16, 2016; intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Ms Kalinowska on the same date at the same location (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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