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Husband told gardai to look for '6ft man with red hair', murder trial hears
Summary
A man on trial for murder told gardaí at Ballymote Garda Station in County Sligo to search for CCTV footage of a six-foot man with red hair, whom he claimed had threatened him with a gun weeks before his wife disappeared. The Central Criminal Court heard evidence from four interviews conducted with the accused on April 30th and May 1st, 2018. Rafal Karaczyn, aged 34, of Crozon Park, Sligo, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of his wife Natalia, aged 30, at their family home between April 29th and May 1st, 2018. The jury previously heard that on May 2nd, 2018, the accused told his sister-in-law he had strangled his wife. CCTV footage showed him moving her silver Peugeot car early on April 29th and driving towards Holywell Road. A former employer described him as gentle and mild-mannered. The trial continues.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Husband told gardai to look for '6ft man with red hair', murder trial hears. Charges or matters: murder but guilty to the manslaughter of his 30-year-old wife Natalia Karaczyn, at their family home in Crozon Park between April 29th, 2018 and May 1st, 2018. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- Monday, April 30th, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 29th, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 1st, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 30th Incident
- Sunday, April 29th, 2018 Other
- April 28th Other
- 2020-03-04 Publication
Why: Asked why he was still wearing his wedding ring, he said: "Because I still love her. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: murder but guilty to the manslaughter of his 30-year-old wife Natalia Karaczyn, at their family home in Crozon Park between April 29th, 2018 and May 1st, 2018 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Mr Karaczyn at Ballymote Garda Station
- Ballymote
- Crozon Park
- Sligo
- Holywell Road
- Crozon Park
- Holywell Road
- Mr Karacyzn drive
- Holywell Road
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