A man has been found guilty of murder and dismemberment of a pensioner after his victim's body parts were discovered strewn across Salford.
Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court after killing and dismembering his friend and housemate Stuart Everett, whose 27 severed body parts were scattered across the city.
The Polish man used a hammer-type weapon to murder the 67-year-old before using a hacksaw to cut up his body, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Everett was murdered on the night of March 27 last year - although police were only alerted after they discovered his headless torso wrapped up in cling-film at Kersal Dale nature reserve on April 4.
Marcin could be seen on CCTV carrying a heavy bag and dumping it in the nearby area.
Both men had lived together in Salford.
When police conducted a search at the address, officers uncovered evidence of an attempted clean-up after the killing and dismemberment.
It has been reported that only a third of the former civil servant's body has been recovered.
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Majerkiewicz’s motive for the killing has remained unclear.
Police have reported that he was fixated on gore, the macabre and horror movies and had a tattoo of serial killer Jason from slasher film Friday The 13th.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, who headed the investigation for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “We don’t know why he removed the face, if it’s something, sort of weird fantasy or behaviour or it’s just an attempt to mask identification, we don’t know.
“But we haven’t confirmed any clear motive, these are all relevant factors in what may have been going on, financial issues, debt, problems paying the bills, potentially relationship between the two of them.
“And then Marjerkiewicz does have a fixation with horror and gore as we know from his search history, the videos he watches, his tattoos.
“But we cannot tell you any one reason or any combination of reasons as to exactly what the motive was for the murder.”
Jury members convicted him of murder within two hours of deliberations after a three-week-long trial at Manchester Crown Court.
Trial judge Justice Cavanagh told Majerkiewicz that he faces a mandatory life sentence but he must set the minimum time before parole and he will receive sentencing on March 28.
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Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, was found guilty at Manchester Crown Court after killing and dismembering his friend and housemate Stuart Everett, whose 27 severed body parts were scattered across the city.
The Polish man used a hammer-type weapon to murder the 67-year-old before using a hacksaw to cut up his body, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Everett was murdered on the night of March 27 last year - although police were only alerted after they discovered his headless torso wrapped up in cling-film at Kersal Dale nature reserve on April 4.
Marcin could be seen on CCTV carrying a heavy bag and dumping it in the nearby area.
Both men had lived together in Salford.
When police conducted a search at the address, officers uncovered evidence of an attempted clean-up after the killing and dismemberment.
It has been reported that only a third of the former civil servant's body has been recovered.
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Majerkiewicz’s motive for the killing has remained unclear.
Police have reported that he was fixated on gore, the macabre and horror movies and had a tattoo of serial killer Jason from slasher film Friday The 13th.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, who headed the investigation for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “We don’t know why he removed the face, if it’s something, sort of weird fantasy or behaviour or it’s just an attempt to mask identification, we don’t know.
“But we haven’t confirmed any clear motive, these are all relevant factors in what may have been going on, financial issues, debt, problems paying the bills, potentially relationship between the two of them.
“And then Marjerkiewicz does have a fixation with horror and gore as we know from his search history, the videos he watches, his tattoos.
“But we cannot tell you any one reason or any combination of reasons as to exactly what the motive was for the murder.”
Jury members convicted him of murder within two hours of deliberations after a three-week-long trial at Manchester Crown Court.
Trial judge Justice Cavanagh told Majerkiewicz that he faces a mandatory life sentence but he must set the minimum time before parole and he will receive sentencing on March 28.
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