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| Polish 'fugitive' wanted by Interpol arrested at Wiltshire sandwich shop | |
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| A Polish man named on Interpol’s list of wanted fugitives has apparently been found working at a sandwich shop in a British market town close to a police headquarters. | A Polish man named on Interpol’s list of wanted fugitives has apparently been found working at a sandwich shop in a British market town close to a police headquarters. |
| Piotr Kupiec, 28, was being hunted by Polish police over the death of a football fan following a match in 2007. The entry on Interpol’s website says he was being sought for charges of “murder/manslaughter/causing death” and theft. | Piotr Kupiec, 28, was being hunted by Polish police over the death of a football fan following a match in 2007. The entry on Interpol’s website says he was being sought for charges of “murder/manslaughter/causing death” and theft. |
| Police believe they have finally tracked him down to a branch of Subway in Devizes, Wiltshire, where he was arrested in front of shocked colleagues and customers. The Subway is just metres form the headquarters of Wiltshire police and is popular with officers and staff. One person who knew him said he was a friendly man who was liked by everyone. | |
| Reports from Poland say that after a game between Korona Kielce and Legia Warsaw in Kielce, south-central Poland, fights broke out in the crowd and a man was killed. Kupiec was wanted in connection with the violence, but disappeared. Police accidentally arrested the wrong Peter Kupiec in London in July last year. He had the same year of birth as the suspected killer, but his month and day of birth were different. | |
| Devizes residents believe the arrested man had lived there for at least four years and said he was a member of a local gym. | Devizes residents believe the arrested man had lived there for at least four years and said he was a member of a local gym. |
| One employee at Route 2 Fitness sports club said: “We didn’t really know him. He wasn’t in very often. He would come in sometimes early in the mornings. He didn’t speak very much. I know he lived in Devizes but I’m not sure where.” | One employee at Route 2 Fitness sports club said: “We didn’t really know him. He wasn’t in very often. He would come in sometimes early in the mornings. He didn’t speak very much. I know he lived in Devizes but I’m not sure where.” |
| An employee at a nearby Graham The Plumber’s Merchant said: “He’s served me so many times. He’s worked in Subway for two years at least. He was very friendly.” | An employee at a nearby Graham The Plumber’s Merchant said: “He’s served me so many times. He’s worked in Subway for two years at least. He was very friendly.” |
| One worker at the Jewson building firm said: ‘He’s been working there for ages.” A colleague said: “He seemed pretty decent to be fair. Loads of people went there and would chat away as normal to him.” | One worker at the Jewson building firm said: ‘He’s been working there for ages.” A colleague said: “He seemed pretty decent to be fair. Loads of people went there and would chat away as normal to him.” |
| A Subway spokeswoman confirmed a member of staff had been arrested. She said: “He provided the valid identification and documents required to gain employment at the time he was hired. As this is now being investigated by the police, we are unable to comment further.” | A Subway spokeswoman confirmed a member of staff had been arrested. She said: “He provided the valid identification and documents required to gain employment at the time he was hired. As this is now being investigated by the police, we are unable to comment further.” |
| Reports in Poland allege Kupiec was part of a gang called Infra Red that has been investigated in a major police operation. | Reports in Poland allege Kupiec was part of a gang called Infra Red that has been investigated in a major police operation. |
| A Wiltshire police spokesman said: “At 7.50pm on 13 January 2016, Wiltshire police officers executed an arrest warrant on behalf of Interpol.” He added that the case was now being handled by the international organisation. | A Wiltshire police spokesman said: “At 7.50pm on 13 January 2016, Wiltshire police officers executed an arrest warrant on behalf of Interpol.” He added that the case was now being handled by the international organisation. |
| Wiltshire police are believed to have acted on information passed on to them by the National Crime Agency in the UK. | Wiltshire police are believed to have acted on information passed on to them by the National Crime Agency in the UK. |
| Kupiec’s mother had published an open letter in Poland asking him to return and hand himself in.However, police believe a reference to the classic Polish writer Stefan Żeromski may have been a hidden message to achieve the opposite. | Kupiec’s mother had published an open letter in Poland asking him to return and hand himself in.However, police believe a reference to the classic Polish writer Stefan Żeromski may have been a hidden message to achieve the opposite. |
| She insisted the line was intended to prove to her son that the letter was really from her, rather than a police trap, as it referred to a book the family would read at home. | She insisted the line was intended to prove to her son that the letter was really from her, rather than a police trap, as it referred to a book the family would read at home. |
| There are currently 329 men and women on Interpol’s list of wanted people. | There are currently 329 men and women on Interpol’s list of wanted people. |