Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Zbigniew Czech

Born 1975, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 12 Dec 2022 to 29 Jul 2024

Victim: Zbigniew Czech, Polish man, 47Zbigniew Czech

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
1975, from the ages reported
Nationality
Polish, as stated in a report
Offences
Manslaughter
Where
Co. Meath
Reporting
6 reports, 12 Dec 2022 to 29 Jul 2024
Outlets
irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Zbigniew Czech, a Polish man who had been living in the Republic for a number of years. He died of apparent knife injuries at a property on Academy Street, Navan, on Saturday night
Zbigniew Czech, a Polish man who had been living in the Republic for a number of years. He died of apparent knife injuries at a property on Academy Street, Navan, on Saturday night
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 12 Dec 2022

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Cases

latest first
  • Sentenced to five and a half years for manslaughter in Navan Manslaughter · Co. Meath

    Zbigniew Czech, a 47-year-old Polish man, was found dead of apparent knife injuries on a stairwell at a property on Academy Street, Navan, on Saturday 10 December 2022. Sandra Sandaraite, a 39-year-old Lithuanian woman, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder on 12 December 2022. In March 2024, her plea of guilty to manslaughter with excessive force in self-defence was accepted by the State at the Central Criminal Court. On 29 July 2024, she was sentenced to five and a half years in jail, with the final six months suspended for two years.

    Sentenced, 29 Jul 2024Victim · 6 reports

Timeline

every report naming Zbigniew Czech, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 29 Jul2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Sentenced to five and a half years for manslaughter in Navan
    Woman (39) jailed for killing man she was in ‘volatile and violent’ relationship with
    victim, Zbigniew Czech, 47, male, non-irish (judged from name)Zbigniew Czech
  2. 4 Mar2024
    Convictedirishtimes.com, in Sentenced to five and a half years for manslaughter in Navan
    Woman’s manslaughter plea in relation to Co Meath death accepted by DPP
    victim, Zbigniew Czech, 47, male, Polish, non-irishZbigniew Czech
  3. 12 Dec2022
    Chargedirishtimes.com, in Sentenced to five and a half years for manslaughter in Navan
    Lithuanian woman (37) charged with murder of Zbigniew Czech in Navan
    victim, Zbigniew Czech, 47, male, Polish, non-irishZbigniew Czech
  4. 12 Dec2022
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, in Sentenced to five and a half years for manslaughter in Navan
    Woman appears in court charged with murder of Polish man in Meath
    victim, Zbigniew Czech, 47, male, Polish, non-irishZbigniew Czech
  5. 12 Dec2022
    Arrestedirishtimes.com, in Sentenced to five and a half years for manslaughter in Navan
    Gardaí continue to question woman after fatal injuries inflicted on a man in Navan
    victim, Zbigniew Czech, 40s, male, Polish, non-irishZbigniew Czech
  6. 12 Dec2022
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, in Sentenced to five and a half years for manslaughter in Navan
    First picture of Meath stabbing victim as two murder probes are launched
    victim, Zbigniew Czech, 47, male, Polish, non-irishZbigniew Czech

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