Mysterious death of a Polish student in London sparks investigation
After 19-year-old Sandra from Warsaw was tragically found dead in her London apartment, her family has been tirelessly seeking clarity on the circumstances surrounding her passing. The Polish prosecution service has taken up the case, with plans for a re-examination of the architecture student's body.
Sandra was living her dream in London, having been accepted to Kingston University to study architecture. She shared an apartment with two flatmates in the city.
Her peaceful life was shattered when she suddenly went missing. Sandra's mother last contacted her daughter around the 17th and 18th of December.
Eventually, Sandra's mother requested the neighbours check on her daughter's apartment. There, they discovered Sandra lying on the sofa in an unnatural position, covered in bruises, and sadly, deceased.
A series of oversights by the British police
The London police quickly determined Sandra's death did not involve any third parties. However, the coroner's finding that Sandra's heart had stopped was not accepted by her family. They noted her active lifestyle and annual heart check-ups as contradicting this conclusion.
Detective Kamil Tosiek, assigned to the case, has pointed out significant failings in the British investigation.
Firstly, the crime scene was not adequately secured. The flatmates were allowed back into the apartment on the 24th of December, just one day after Sandra's body was found—says in an interview with o2.pl.
What's more, the flatmates were not questioned by the police. They have shown reluctance to discuss the incident.
Investigations suggest that a party might have been held in Sandra's apartment.
Five glasses were found, left unsecured; DNA and evidence on a bedsheet, displaying very characteristic stains indicating that something occurred on that bed, were handled too late and had been degraded—admits Detective Kamil Tosiek.
An intriguing piece of evidence, according to Tosiek, is a laptop that Sandra's mother provided to Polish investigators. Witnesses reported someone using the computer on December 22nd, by which time Sandra was believed to have already died.
Among the evidence collected by the family was an iPhone, which remains locked, and Sandra's clothing, which contained semen from an unidentified man.
The Polish prosecution service steps in
Thanks to persistent efforts by Sandra's family, the Warsaw prosecution service has taken an interest in the case.
The District Prosecutor's Office Warsaw-Ochota in Warsaw received a notification about this case in the latter half of April this year. Investigations are currently in progress, including the ordered interrogation of the deceased's immediate family members—informed o2.pl prosecutor Szymon Banna from the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw.
It has been unofficially reported that Sandra's body was returned to Poland on the 24th of April for a thorough re-examination. Sandra's grieving family hopes this will finally shed light on the mysterious circumstances leading to her untimely death.
Ewa Sas, journalist o2.pl
