Polish man gets life for killing, dismembering UK pensioner

A Polish man obsessed with horror movies was jailed for life Friday in the UK for murdering and dismembering his landlord, and cutting up the body into 27 pieces with a hacksaw.

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, battered his friend, pensioner Stuart Everett, 67, with a hammer, bludgeoning him to death on March 28, 2024, Manchester Crown Court was told.

He then disposed of Everett's body by putting the sawn-off parts into plastic bags and carrying them on the bus, making several journeys across Salford and Manchester in northwestern England to get rid of the evidence.

Everett's chest was found at a Salford nature reserve by a member of the public. But much of his body is still missing.

Police said the killer had a fixation with horror and gore, and had a tattoo of Jason Voorhees, a fictional murderer from the "Friday the 13th" slasher films.

"You acted in an almost unbelievably cold-blooded and macabre way and showed complete disrespect and contempt for your friend's remains," Judge John Cavanagh said.

The judge said Majerkiewicz had been crippled by more than £70,000 (32,300 euros) in debts and had planned to steal Everett's money.

A father of two, Majerkiewicz had denied the charges, but was found guilty by a jury after a three-week trial.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment, and ordered to serve a minimum of 34 years.