Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence

Country: England & Wales
Hearing Date: 10 June 2013
Court Location: Bristol Crown Court
Judge: Mrs Justice Sharp
Case Number: T20127908
Name: Tadevsz Dmytryszyn
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Co-Defendant/s: Yes
Bail Position: In Custody

Offence/s

Offence: Murder
Sentence: Custodial immediate
Length: Life

Sentencing Details

Public Protection Sentence

Minimum to Serve - Years: 32

Total Sentence

32 Years - Life

Parole Eligibility Date (PED)

2/6/2045

Sentenced Upon

Conviction After Trial

Distinguishing Features / Details

He was found guilty of the murder of his 23-year-old victim in Somerset on 12 September 2012. He assisted his niece in the murder of her lovers girlfriend by removing their victims body from her home and later setting fire to her victims vehicle with her body in the drivers seat.

The judge said: "This was a dreadful, pitiless crime, committed in cold blood in grotesque breach of trust, in which each of you played your full part. You murdered a fine young woman with everything to live for, for money. It involved a significant degree of planning, the destruction of her body which was charred beyond recognition, and an attempt to destroy her reputation after her death.

Rafal Nowak, the images of you leading Catherine round by the hand the evening before her death - buying items for what you knew would be her last meal - are utterly chilling. You are unscrupulous, cold hearted and ruthless. Your only emotion has been for yourself.

Anna Lagwinowicz, you suffer from a long term medical condition which is your misfortune. I have carefully considered the information about it which has been provided to me, but there is nothing in it which affects my view of the sentence that should be passed. Your conduct has been deceitful, manipulative and cruel. You played your full part in this wicked crime.

So did you Tadeusz Dmytryszyn. You were a willing recruit. You knew what the plan was, I am sure you knew why the plan was made, and you took your full part in carrying it out. I reject the submission made on your behalf that the sentence which must be passed on those who commit murder for gain should not apply to you.

Lagwinowicz, and Dmytryszyn, you have no other convictions recorded against you, but given the gravity of this crime, and the planning that led up to it, that carries no weight in my view.

You are each sentenced to life imprisonment.

I must set the minimum period which, less the time you have each spent on remand in custody, you must serve before the Parole Board can consider whether it is safe to release you. Even if, and I emphasise the word if, that occurs, you will remain on licence for the rest of your lives and will be liable to recall by the Secretary of State. In considering what that period should be, the starting point for each of you is that this was a murder in the expectation of gain. There was, in addition, significant aggravation, and no mitigation. In the circumstances, I am not persuaded there is any reason to distinguish between you.

The minimum term for each of you is set at 32 years."

Nowak and others - Sentencing Remarks - 10 June 2013 (PDF 82kb)

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