A DAD stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s 15-year-old son to loss of life then tried to flee throughout the Channel on a dinghy, a court docket heard.
Suleman Altaf allegedly murdered Jakub Szymanski, who had tried to assist his mum Katarzyna Bastek when she was knifed within the abdomen.
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The 45-year-old was discovered after lifeboats responded to stories of a “drifting dinghy” within the English Channel.
Altaf advised the RNLI crew that he was planning to sail to France after which journey onwards to Portugal.
Manchester Crown Court docket heard the horror unfolded on June 9 final 12 months at Katarzyna’s dwelling within the metropolis.
The couple, who had a son collectively, had ended their relationship in 2015.
Altaf was seen pacing the streets round the home for greater than three hours carrying a baseball cap, face masks and latex gloves, it was mentioned.
Katarzyna, who was on a name with a pal, noticed a “shifting shadow” creeping throughout the lounge ground.
Jurors have been advised Altaf then “launched an assault” on his ex-partner shoving her on the couch as she screamed “Kuba”, her son’s nickname.
Altaf allegedly stabbed his estranged accomplice within the abdomen as she continued to name out her son’s title.
As Jakub rushed to his mom’s assist, he was knifed within the throat – struggling a “catastrophic” damage.
Alexander Leach KC, prosecuting, mentioned: “Katarzyna Bastek crawled into the downstairs hall space and it was from there that she noticed her son Jakub Szymanski.
“He was standing within the downstairs rest room. He turned to take a look at his mom after which sat down on the ground. He then lay down, very slowly, and he or she seen that he was choking blood.
“She noticed that he had a really deep wound and he or she watched as he spat blood out. She noticed his pores and skin flip white and he misplaced consciousness.”
CCTV confirmed Altaf operating away along with his face smeared with blood simply two minutes after he entered the house, it was mentioned.
The next day, he was discovered within the dinghy the place it took the RNLI greater than an hour to persuade him to return to the shore.
As soon as he was arrested, jurors heard he claimed he went to the house to steer Katarzyna to let her see her son “one final time”.
Altaf, who denies homicide, tried homicide and possessing a knife in a public place, additionally alleged the mum-of-four and Jakub had “attacked” him.
The trial continues.
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