Drunken rampage ends in murder verdict for Polish man in Clapton
Jury Convicts Dawid Wycik of Murder
A jury has unanimously found Dawid Wycik, 28, guilty of murdering 67-year-old Czeslaw Swiatkowski in Clapton. The verdict came down on Wednesday, 29 July at Inner London Crown Court. Wycik, who has no fixed address, attacked his elderly work colleague in a violent, drunken rage.
Cold-Blooded Knife Attack After Heated Dispute
Detective Inspector Brett Hagen of the Specialist Crime Command revealed harrowing details of the attack:
“Justice has been served today with this verdict. Wycik violently assaulted his 67-year-old work colleague in a drunken rage after he was politely asked to leave a property the victim had been renovating. Not content with punching Czeslaw multiple times in the face and knocking him to the ground, he then proceeded to pick up a kitchen knife from nearby and stab him while he lay prone on the floor. This was a cold, calculated and cowardly act of murder committed against a defenceless man some 40-plus years his elder.
“I hope Czeslaw’s family can take some small comfort from this outcome, albeit they’ll never comprehend why Wycik decided to use the lethal force he did.”
Fatal Incident on Mount Pleasant Lane
Police were called to a disturbance at a residential address on Mount Pleasant Lane, E5, at 11.29pm on Friday, 24 January. Officers and the London Ambulance Service found Mr Swiatkowski inside with fatal stab wounds. Despite desperate efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Swift Arrest and Charge
Wycik was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and charged the following day. A post-mortem confirmed the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen.
Both victim and attacker are Polish nationals.
