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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2984Murder · Co. Cork · 10 Jun 2018

DPP still considering prosecution in 2018 Cork machete murder of Mikolaj Wilk

Sgt Fergus Twomey told Cork City Coroner's Court in May 2026 that the DPP is still examining a file of more than 3,000 pages relating to the 2018 machete murder of Polish landscape gardener Mikolaj Wilk at his home in Maglin, near Ballincollig, Co Cork. The inquest was adjourned to November 2026 to allow the DPP further time to consider the file.

  1. Reported
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whatWilk was attacked by up to five masked men armed with machetes who burst into his home. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWilk's wife Elzbieta sustained serious slash injuries to her face, neck and hands while trying to protect him. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatA woman in her 30s renting a room from the Wilks fled through a rear window to raise the alarm. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWilk was rushed to Cork University Hospital where he died within hours. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe attack took place at The Bridge House, Maglin, near Ballincollig. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe attack occurred at about 3am on 10 June 2018. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeThe postmortem found Wilk died from shock and haemorrhage due to multiple blows from sharp weapons in association with a traumatic brain injury. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe Garda file runs to more than 3,000 pages. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe investigation involved up to 1,000 lines of inquiry, several with an international dimension. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationMore than 1,000 hours of CCTV footage were examined. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationSix suspects were arrested: two Poles and a Latvian in Ballincollig and Togher in January 2019, a Latvian in Blackpool, and an Irish man and woman in Mayfield, Cork, in April 2019. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationAll six suspects were detained under Section 50 and questioned before being released without charge. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe inquest was adjourned to 12 November 2026 for mention. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherWilk's widow returned to her home village in Poland with their children in June 2018. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 28 May2026
    Otheririshtimes.com, follow-up
    Cork machete murder: DPP still considering prosecution a year on from ‘mammoth Garda file’

    Reports that the DPP is still considering whether to direct prosecutions more than a year after receiving the file, and that the inquest was adjourned to 12 November 2026. Provides details of the investigation scale (3,000+ pages, 1,000 lines of inquiry, 1,000+ hours of CCTV) and the six suspects who were arrested and released without charge.

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