Ireland Named in reporting
Zbigniew Bednarczyk
Born between March 1961 and March 1962, from the ages reported. 9 reports across 1 case, 1 Mar 2023 to 26 Feb 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- Between March 1961 and March 1962, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Manslaughter
- Where
- Co. Kilkenny
- Reporting
- 9 reports, 1 Mar 2023 to 26 Feb 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, kilkennypeople.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced for manslaughter of son in Kilkenny Manslaughter · Co. Kilkenny
On 27 February 2023, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, a 70-year-old man, fatally stabbed his son Rafal Bednarczyk Jacyna, a 37-year-old Polish man, in the right thigh during an argument at their home on Meadow Way, Kilkenny. The victim, who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, bled to death from the severed femoral artery. Bednarczyk was arrested at the scene and initially charged with murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter in October 2024. On 26 February 2025, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring at the Central Criminal Court sentenced him to two years, with the final six months suspended on condition of 12 months' probation supervision.
Sentenced, 26 Feb 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 9 reports
Timeline
every report naming Zbigniew Bednarczyk, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 26 Feb2025Man (70) jailed for 18 months for fatally stabbing mentally-ill sonconvicted, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, 70, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Zbigniew Bednarczyk
- 26 Feb2025'Desperately sad': Man jailed over death of mentally-ill son in Kilkennyconvicted, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, 70, male, namedZbigniew Bednarczyk
- 26 Feb2025Kilkenny stabbing: Father jailed has paid 'very high price' for death of sonconvicted, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, 70, male, namedZbigniew Bednarczyk
- 26 Feb2025Man who fatally stabbed mentally ill son jailed in 'desperately sad' caseconvicted, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, 70, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Zbigniew Bednarczyk
- 20 Feb2025Desperately sad Kilkenny manslaughter - man to be sentenced for death of sonconvicted, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, 70, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Zbigniew Bednarczyk
- 19 Jun2023Man charged with murder in Kilkennyaccused, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, male, namedZbigniew Bednarczyk
- 1 Mar2023Kilkenny stabbing: Man charged with serious assault insists 'it was an accident'accused, Zbigniew Bednarczyk, 69, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Zbigniew Bednarczyk
- 1 Mar2023Breaking: Man appears in court over fatal assault of his son in Kilkennysuspect, Zbigniew Besnarczyk, 61, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Zbigniew Besnarczyk
- 1 Mar2023Father charged over fatal assault of son in Kilkennysuspect, Zibigniew Bednarczyk, 69, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Zibigniew Bednarczyk
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