Rafal Karaczyn, who strangled his wife Natalia in their family home after she had sought to leave him and build her own life, has been found guilty of murder. Karaczyn (35) of Crozon Park, Sligo had pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder for the unlawful killing of his wife Natalia Karaczyn on April 29, 2018. His Central Criminal Court trial heard that Natalia wanted to split from her husband and wanted him out of their home. In one exchange she told Karaczyn that he makes her sick, that he is an "imbecile" and has never achieved anything on his own. Det Sgt Oliver McHale said that on April 14, two weeks before her death, she told Karaczyn: "Get out of my life for once and for all."

Source: Irish Independent May 19, 2021 15:22 UTC