Roman Frackiewicz is slated to talk about the World War II experiences of his father, a member of the Polish military who spent time in a prisoner of war camp.
Priest asked caring churchgoer to take in lodger who later murdered her in frenzied attack
Binman Roman Frackiewicz was convicted of murdering 77-year-old Jadwiga Szczygielska in her Edinburgh flat
Frackiewicz faces a life sentence following his conviction after a three-day trial
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Lodger lost it before murdering landlady in brutal and sustained attack , court hears
Roman Frackiewicz told cops Jadwiga Szczygielska may have died in a fall after watching the film Titanic in her Edinburgh flat.
Jadwiga Szczygielska was found dead in a flat in Edinburgh
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image captionRoman Frackiewicz inflicted serious injuries on his landlady in a sustained attack
A lodger has been found guilty of murdering his elderly landlady in an attack in her Edinburgh home that ruptured her heart.
Roman Frackiewicz, who was drunk on vodka, assaulted the 77-year-old, leaving her with 14 fractured ribs, a broken breastbone and collapsed lungs.
Jadwiga Szczygielska let him stay at her flat after the priest at her church asked her to take him in.
He had denied murdering Mrs Szczygielska on 17 April 2020.
He was unanimously convicted of the murder by the jury at The High Court in Edinburgh.