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17/04/2012
Jersey Killer Admits Manslaughter But Denies Murder
The man charged with the fatal stabbings of six people on the island of Jersey last year has pleaded guilty to manslaughter through diminished responsibility, but denied murder.
31-year-old Damian Rzeszowski stabbed and killed his wife Izabela, 30, their two children, Kinga, five, and two-year-old Kacper in St Helier, Jersey, on 14 August last year.
In the same attack he also killed his wife’s father, Marek Garstka, 56, family friend Marta Dominika De La Haye, 34, and her five-year-old daughter Julia Frances.
Rzeszowski briefly appeared via video link to enter his plea at the royal court of Jersey on Monday.
The trial will start on 13 August and is expected to take two weeks.
31-year-old Damian Rzeszowski stabbed and killed his wife Izabela, 30, their two children, Kinga, five, and two-year-old Kacper in St Helier, Jersey, on 14 August last year.
In the same attack he also killed his wife’s father, Marek Garstka, 56, family friend Marta Dominika De La Haye, 34, and her five-year-old daughter Julia Frances.
Rzeszowski briefly appeared via video link to enter his plea at the royal court of Jersey on Monday.
The trial will start on 13 August and is expected to take two weeks.
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