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| Man found guilty of girl's attempted murder after wife's suicide | Man found guilty of girl's attempted murder after wife's suicide |
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| A chef has been found guilty of attempting to murder a schoolgirl by removing her seatbelt and deliberately crashing the car in which they were travelling after he discovered his wife had killed herself. | A chef has been found guilty of attempting to murder a schoolgirl by removing her seatbelt and deliberately crashing the car in which they were travelling after he discovered his wife had killed herself. |
| The crash happened hours after Lukasz Jarosz found the body of his wife, Aneta, in the bathroom of their home in Wilton, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, in January. | The crash happened hours after Lukasz Jarosz found the body of his wife, Aneta, in the bathroom of their home in Wilton, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, in January. |
| The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, sustained a broken leg and had to be freed from the car by firefighters. | The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, sustained a broken leg and had to be freed from the car by firefighters. |
| At Bournemouth crown court, the judge Brian Forster QC said: “There is no similar case that we are aware of. It’s a case that has an exceptional set of circumstances and it’s right they are carefully considered.” | At Bournemouth crown court, the judge Brian Forster QC said: “There is no similar case that we are aware of. It’s a case that has an exceptional set of circumstances and it’s right they are carefully considered.” |
| Jarosz, 35, will be sentenced on Monday. | Jarosz, 35, will be sentenced on Monday. |
| During the trial Jarosz sobbed as he told the jury of the moment he woke up from a nap at home to find the body of his wife in the bathroom. | During the trial Jarosz sobbed as he told the jury of the moment he woke up from a nap at home to find the body of his wife in the bathroom. |
| “I started to cuddle her. I then put my wife on our bed and I folded her hands,” he said. “I cuddled her for an awful long time and I cried and I screamed: ‘Why did you do this, why this?’” | “I started to cuddle her. I then put my wife on our bed and I folded her hands,” he said. “I cuddled her for an awful long time and I cried and I screamed: ‘Why did you do this, why this?’” |
| Jarosz said that when he was driving the schoolgirl later that day he “had no plans whatsoever” of what he intended to do. | Jarosz said that when he was driving the schoolgirl later that day he “had no plans whatsoever” of what he intended to do. |
| “I can’t remember half of the things. I know I had teary eyes. I remember nothing else, I do not remember the accident, nothing. I couldn’t basically collect myself, to hold it all together. I was just driving around in circles.” | “I can’t remember half of the things. I know I had teary eyes. I remember nothing else, I do not remember the accident, nothing. I couldn’t basically collect myself, to hold it all together. I was just driving around in circles.” |
| Jarosz said he did not remember unclipping the girl’s seatbelt shortly before the crash in Wilton or preventing her from leaving the car. | Jarosz said he did not remember unclipping the girl’s seatbelt shortly before the crash in Wilton or preventing her from leaving the car. |
| The court heard that Aneta Jarosz had talked about taking her own life and had made an earlier attempt. | The court heard that Aneta Jarosz had talked about taking her own life and had made an earlier attempt. |
| Kerry Maylin, prosecuting, told the court that the defendant became “hysterical” after finding his wife’s body. | Kerry Maylin, prosecuting, told the court that the defendant became “hysterical” after finding his wife’s body. |
| Maylin said Jarosz’s Skoda Superb hit a van and a railway bridge, and the schoolgirl was trapped in the front passenger seat until firefighters freed her. | Maylin said Jarosz’s Skoda Superb hit a van and a railway bridge, and the schoolgirl was trapped in the front passenger seat until firefighters freed her. |
| • 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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