During Dominik’s testimony, a picture of suffering that is difficult to accept emerges. He lived with an alcoholic mother who was practically never sober and treated her son like an ATM, extracting money from him through threats and intimidation.

His mother’s live-in partner joined her in drinking and harassing her son. They did not restrain themselves when having sex, while he was in the same room.

They locked the doors of the house, preventing Dominik from getting inside. He would then go to the attic, where he had a mattress, blanket and pillow, or go to his grandmother’s. In the period immediately preceding the tragedy, Dominik took care of and supported the household. His mother worked temporary jobs. But all the money went on vodka.

The most dramatic was Dominik’s confession that he loved his mother, loves her and will never stop. He regrets injuring her and still wants to support and help her in life. He expected to see her at the hearing that day, for the first time since the incident. But Dominik’s mother did not appear at the hearing because she is ill.

On the day of the killing, Dominik left for work at 7:00. He returned home after 15:00. As always, he checked whether his mother and her partner had sold any of his belongings to buy vodka. He felt angry. More of his belongings, which he had worked hard for, had disappeared. They were games.

Dominik was angry and frightened at the same time. He took the knife from the kitchen table to scare them. They mocked him. He kicked the door to the room. The glass shattered. His mother ran toward him first. She grabbed him by the throat and knocked the television over with her other hand. Dominik pushed her. He thought it would be just once.

His mother fell onto the bed. Then her partner charged at Dominik. He was drunk, like his mother—perhaps slightly less drunk than she was. He began shaking Dominik and hitting him on the head. They grappled. Dominik could not push the man away because he was stronger and larger. Dominik began striking him with the knife. He did not know how many wounds he had inflicted. He thought there were two. In reality, there were 14.

When the man fell, Dominik returned to his mother. He asked her to call an ambulance. When he opened the door, he was certain that paramedics were there. The police arrived first.

When the officers saw what he had done and he admitted his guilt, they handcuffed him.

Let us recall. The tragedy occurred in October of last year in an apartment on Spokojna Street in Bolesławiec. Dominik killed his 36-year-old mother’s live-in partner and stabbed his mother in the stomach.

The situation in the boy’s home had been bad for a long time. His mother Agnieszka K. and her live-in partner Rafał P. abused alcohol. The 19-year-old worked and studied, but his family squandered his money. On that fateful day, he learned that his mother had sold some of his belongings at a pawnshop. That was the final straw. The boy attacked the woman and her partner.

Watch the first television interview with Dominik and his grandfather.

The fact that Dominik left detention and can stand trial while free was due to the involvement of many people: the effective work of a team of lawyers, including attorney Wojciech Kasprzyk, bail provided by Dawid Karol Kołodziej, and a petition campaign joined by the portal istotne.pl.

Below are statements by Dawid Karol Kołodziej and Wojciech Kasprzyk.