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Mum Guilty of Whipping & Torturing Son 15, to Death
Mum Guilty of Murdering Own Son, 15, Whipped With Cable in Campaign of Torture
Sebastian Kalinowski died after weeks of what prosecutors described as "cruel assaults and abuse" at the hands of his mother Agnieszka Kalinowska, 35, and her partner
Daily Mirror 24 JUL 2022
A mum and her partner have today been found guilty of murdering her 15-year-old son who died after a campaign of torture.
Sebastian Kalinowski died of an infection caused by "untreated complications of multiple rib fractures" at his home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in August last year.
His death came after weeks of what prosecutors described as "cruel assaults and abuse" at the hands of his mother Agnieszka Kalinowska, 35, and her long-term partner Andrzej Latoszewski, 38.
A jury at Leeds Crown Court heard that Sebastian was beaten with a bed slat, whipped with an extension cable and stabbed with a needle by his mother and her partner.
Agnieszka Kalinowska sobbed loudly in the dock at Leeds Crown Court after the verdicts were delivered.
Agnieszka Kalinowska, 35, was convicted of murdering her 15-year-old son
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Kalinowska and her long-term partner Andrzej Latoszewski, 38
After the couple were arrested in connection with Sebastian's death, police seized CCTV cameras from their house in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, which prosecutors said had been installed partly to "monitor and exert control over Sebastian remotely".
Kalinowska and Latoszewski denied murdering Sebastian but were found guilty at Leeds Crown Court on Friday.
The judge, Mrs Justice Lambert, said the pair will not be sentenced until October at the earliest.
Jurors had previously been shown 'horrifying' CCTV footage from the couple's home, which the prosecution said was installed to monitor Sebastian.
Videos showed numerous incidents in which Sebastian was repeatedly punched, kicked and stamped on.
In one video, he was shown being whipped with a cable.
Agnieszka Kalinowska sobbed loudly in the dock at Leeds Crown Court after the verdicts were delivered.
The Huddersfield UK address where the abuse took place
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The judge, Mrs Justice Lambert DBE, took the unusual step of discharging all jurors from future jury service due to the nature of the evidence they had sat through.
Addressing the jury, she said: "Your commitment and your dedication to this case has been truly extraordinary, it really has.
"You have had to endure quite horrifying footage of Sebastian suffering great pain over a period of time and then his death.
"May I thank you personally for all of your hard work, dedication and patience over the last six or so weeks."
Andrezej Latoszewski, 36, was found guilty of murder
Jason Pitter QC, prosecuting, previously told the court Sebastian suffered "weeks, if not months of terrible, cruel, systematic assaults and ill treatment, neglect and abuse".
The court heard Sebastian had been in England for less than a year after moving from his home country of Poland, where he lived with his biological father.
Sebastian attended North Huddersfield Trust school, where he was described as a "model pupil", the court heard.
But his mother and step-father claimed he needed punishing for lying and playing truant from school.
The jury previously heard Kalinowska accepted a marriage proposal from Latoszewski while in prison.
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