Sychulec and Gruchacz found guilty of murder in Athlone

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Leszek Sychulec and Andrzej Gruchacz were found guilty of murdering Patryk Krupa at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 28 April 2016. Krupa drowned in the River Shannon outside Athlone after suffering a head injury during a violent assault on 20 June 2014. The jury also reached guilty verdicts on all four counts after five hours of deliberations. Justice Tony Hunt adjourned sentencing until 13 June, when both men were due to receive mandatory life sentences for murder.