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| Man tried to murder girl by deliberately crashing car in Wiltshire, jury told | Man tried to murder girl by deliberately crashing car in Wiltshire, jury told |
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| A man attempted to murder a schoolgirl who was a passenger in his car by removing her seatbelt and deliberately crashing after discovering his wife had killed herself, a jury has heard. | A man attempted to murder a schoolgirl who was a passenger in his car by removing her seatbelt and deliberately crashing after discovering his wife had killed herself, a jury has heard. |
| Lukasz Jarosz is accused of crashing his Skoda Superb hours after he had found the body of his wife, Aneta Jarosz, in their bathroom, Bournemouth crown court was told. | Lukasz Jarosz is accused of crashing his Skoda Superb hours after he had found the body of his wife, Aneta Jarosz, in their bathroom, Bournemouth crown court was told. |
| The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was trapped in the car and had to be freed by firefighters. She sustained a broken leg in the crash at Wilton, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. | The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was trapped in the car and had to be freed by firefighters. She sustained a broken leg in the crash at Wilton, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. |
| Jarosz, 35, a restaurant worker, denies attempted murder but has admitted causing serious injury through dangerous driving. | Jarosz, 35, a restaurant worker, denies attempted murder but has admitted causing serious injury through dangerous driving. |
| Kerry Maylin, prosecuting, said the defendant became “hysterical” after discovering his wife’s body. She said the couple had previously argued over a possible affair by the defendant with a colleague. | Kerry Maylin, prosecuting, said the defendant became “hysterical” after discovering his wife’s body. She said the couple had previously argued over a possible affair by the defendant with a colleague. |
| Maylin said: “Lukasz Jarosz’s wife, Aneta Jarosz, had decided to end her own life. Jarosz found her body in the bathroom of their home in Wilton. Lukasz Jarosz had found her some time in the early afternoon on that Friday ... he laid her on the bed, attempted to perform CPR.” | Maylin said: “Lukasz Jarosz’s wife, Aneta Jarosz, had decided to end her own life. Jarosz found her body in the bathroom of their home in Wilton. Lukasz Jarosz had found her some time in the early afternoon on that Friday ... he laid her on the bed, attempted to perform CPR.” |
| She said that later that afternoon he was driving with the girl who said he was “upset, crying and at times screaming”. | She said that later that afternoon he was driving with the girl who said he was “upset, crying and at times screaming”. |
| Maylin told the court he would not allow the girl to leave the car and drove them “around in circles” for one hour and 25 minutes before the crash. | Maylin told the court he would not allow the girl to leave the car and drove them “around in circles” for one hour and 25 minutes before the crash. |
| The defendant talked of suicide and at one stage he took hold of the girl’s hands and locked the doors of the car, which also had his dog Daisy in it, the jury heard. | The defendant talked of suicide and at one stage he took hold of the girl’s hands and locked the doors of the car, which also had his dog Daisy in it, the jury heard. |
| Maylin told the court Jarosz was driving on the A36 in the direction of Salisbury when he came off at a junction for an industrial estate and drove at a railway bridge at an estimated speed of “no less than 40mph” in a zone with a 30mph speed limit. | Maylin told the court Jarosz was driving on the A36 in the direction of Salisbury when he came off at a junction for an industrial estate and drove at a railway bridge at an estimated speed of “no less than 40mph” in a zone with a 30mph speed limit. |
| She said: “It was at that stage Mr Jarosz undid the seat belts of himself and (the schoolgirl).” | She said: “It was at that stage Mr Jarosz undid the seat belts of himself and (the schoolgirl).” |
| The Skoda crashed into a van being driven by a man, Peter May, before striking the bridge and spinning to a stop causing severe damage to both vehicles, the court heard. | The Skoda crashed into a van being driven by a man, Peter May, before striking the bridge and spinning to a stop causing severe damage to both vehicles, the court heard. |
| She said witnesses saw Jarosz get out of the car and say: “My wife killed, my wife killed.” | She said witnesses saw Jarosz get out of the car and say: “My wife killed, my wife killed.” |
| The prosecutor said the schoolgirl was trapped in the front passenger seat and had to be freed by rescuers after the incident on 6 January. | The prosecutor said the schoolgirl was trapped in the front passenger seat and had to be freed by rescuers after the incident on 6 January. |
| Maylin told the jury: “However sad and tragic it may be, the prosecution will invite you in due course to consider that when he undid the seat belts of himself and [the girl], when he deliberately drove towards the railway bridge and struck Mr May’s van, that he intended to kill [her].” | Maylin told the jury: “However sad and tragic it may be, the prosecution will invite you in due course to consider that when he undid the seat belts of himself and [the girl], when he deliberately drove towards the railway bridge and struck Mr May’s van, that he intended to kill [her].” |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
| In the UK the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international suicide helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org. | In the UK the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international suicide helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org. |
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