ŁÓDŹ — 2010 · Murder
The Łódź Party Office Attack
On 19 October 2010 an armed man entered the Law and Justice (PiS) parliamentary office on Sienkiewicza Street in Łódź. He shot dead party worker Marek Rosiak and seriously wounded another employee with a knife. After his arrest the attacker said his real target had been the party leader, and a note listing three politicians' names was found on him. Investigators concluded the crime was aimed at the victims because of their political affiliation. The Łódź District Court sentenced him to life imprisonment, and the appeal court upheld the sentence. The attack is remembered as a symbol of political violence in Poland.
- Date
- 2010
- Place
- Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, Łódź, PL
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 51.7650, 19.4600 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 19 October 2010The attacker killed one PiS worker and wounded another.
- October 2010He was arrested carrying a note naming three politicians.
- 20 December 2011The Łódź District Court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
- 19 April 2012The appeal court upheld the life sentence.
Sources
- VoxEurop — A political murder in Łódź voxeurop.eu ↗
- Wikipedia (PL) — Atak na biuro poselskie PiS w Łodzi pl.wikipedia.org ↗
- VoxEurop
- Wikipedia (PL)
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