Police arrest 24-year-old Ukrainian in connection with strangulation death of 14-year-old girl in Kępno.
Discovery of the Victim
The 14-year-old was found by her mother on Thursday in their apartment in Kępno. Despite resuscitation attempts, the girl could not be saved. An autopsy revealed that the 14-year-old was strangled. She lived only with her mother, who was at work at the time of the incident. Both are from Ukraine.
Arrest of Suspect
A day after the incident, police detained a 24-year-old man, also a Ukrainian citizen. It turned out that the man was an acquaintance of the mother. The girl also knew him. The man admitted to the crime he was accused of. It is said that there was an argument between the 24-year-old and the teenager. On Sunday, the court decided to arrest the 24-year-old for three months. For murder, he could face even life imprisonment.
Background Information
According to “Super Express”, the mother of the 14-year-old girl came to Kępno in search of work. The girl joined her mother after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the 24-year-old has been in Poland for 5 years. “SE” reports that he is a personal trainer, while according to “Fakt”, he also worked as a minibus driver in a furniture company. It is known that the 24-year-old had keys to the apartment where the woman and her daughter lived. According to “Fakt”, the man had not been previously convicted in Poland.