Suleman Altaf, a resident of The Frithe in Slough, Berkshire, has been handed a mandatory life sentence, with a minimum of 30 years before parole consideration, for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Jakub Szymanski and the attempted murder of Jakub’s mother, Katarzyna Bastek.
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The court learned that on June 9, 2022, Altaf went to the home of his estranged ex-partner, Katarzyna Bastek, on Bednal Avenue in Miles Platting. Prior to his arrival, CCTV footage captured him loitering around the area for over three hours while donning a baseball cap, surgical mask, and latex gloves.