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| Sofija Kaczan death: Woman, 100, 'killed by bag snatcher' | Sofija Kaczan death: Woman, 100, 'killed by bag snatcher' |
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| A 100-year-old woman who died when her neck was broken in a bag snatch was a "vulnerable, easy target" for a man "desperate for money", a court heard. | A 100-year-old woman who died when her neck was broken in a bag snatch was a "vulnerable, easy target" for a man "desperate for money", a court heard. |
| Sofija Kaczan, who is originally from Poland, died on 6 June last year, more than a week after being attacked from behind in the Normanton area of Derby. | Sofija Kaczan, who is originally from Poland, died on 6 June last year, more than a week after being attacked from behind in the Normanton area of Derby. |
| Artur Waszkiewicz, 40, of Wolfa Street in the city, denies manslaughter and robbery. | Artur Waszkiewicz, 40, of Wolfa Street in the city, denies manslaughter and robbery. |
| Derby Crown Court heard Ms Kaczan was attacked as she made her way to church. | Derby Crown Court heard Ms Kaczan was attacked as she made her way to church. |
| Prosecutor Kate Brunner QC told the jury the attack happened near the victim's home in Empress Road, Normanton, on 28 May. | Prosecutor Kate Brunner QC told the jury the attack happened near the victim's home in Empress Road, Normanton, on 28 May. |
| "Small, on her own, vulnerable, an easy target you might think for a man desperate for money," she said. | "Small, on her own, vulnerable, an easy target you might think for a man desperate for money," she said. |
| Ms Brunner said Mrs Kaczan told police she was attacked from behind by someone she did not see and hit on the back of the head or neck. | Ms Brunner said Mrs Kaczan told police she was attacked from behind by someone she did not see and hit on the back of the head or neck. |
| "She was knocked to the ground and her green handbag was taken from her arm," she added. | "She was knocked to the ground and her green handbag was taken from her arm," she added. |
| The force used in the attack was so great that a green handle on the victim's handbag was ripped off, the court was told. | |
| Two NHS workers found Mrs Kaczan steadying herself on a nearby car and walked her to the nearby St Maximilian Kolbe Polish Catholic Church from where she was taken to hospital. | |
| She died from pneumonia in hospital - a condition which would only have been brought on by the injuries sustained in the attack, jurors were told. | |
| Ms Brunner said there was CCTV of Mrs Kaczan walking along Empress Road towards the junction of St Chad's Road, but no footage of the attack. | |
| However, a reflection of a shape was caught on CCTV in the window of a house which the prosecution argues was the reflection of Mr Waszkiewicz leaving and going back to his car after the robbery. | |
| The court heard that the green handbag was later recovered in nearby Moore Street, with no cash, but with Mr Waszkiewicz's fingerprint on a receipt. | |
| The prosecution alleged that after the incident, the defendant changed his appearance and the insurance details of the car he was driving to distance himself from the attack. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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