Tuesday, May 19, 2009

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2050362_polish_man_denies_helping_pals_suicidePolish man denies helping pal’s suicide

A Tesco employee who died following a “pretend” suicide attempt believed he would be reincarnated, a court heard.

Kamil Borczakat, of Vauxhall Drive, Woodley, died in the Royal Berkshire Hospital in December after the incident in Hurst’s Dinton Pastures Country Park on November 8.

Piotr Mylinski, 27, also of Vauxhall Drive, denies aiding and abetting the 31-year-old’s suicide.

Polish man photogrpahed dying friend

Yesterday at Reading Crown Court DC Sally Russell and Ian Acheson, prosecuting, read police interviews with Mylinski.

The court heard Polish pizza delivery driver Mylinski described his mate of 10 years as “a very, very extraordinary man”. He explained how he was able to swim in ice-cold water, hypnotise people and ride horses. He added he was “a very friendly, calm person”.

During the interviews Mylinski said he agreed to watch, photograph and film his pal ‘hanging’ himself.

The intention was, he said, for Mr Borczakat not to actually kill himself.

Mylinski said: “He asked me if I would go to the woods to make some pictures of him hanging.

“[It was to] make some fun – even if, you know, it was strange fun.”

Mylinski said over the past few years Mr Borczakat’s lifestyle had changed and he had discussed reincarnation and form changing.

He said: “He believed he had been reincarnated on many occasions.

“When he would talk about this [death and reincarnation] I was trying to make it some silly thing. I told him ‘you are joking’.

“[But] I was not taking it so seriously. If I was sure he was going to make suicide I would’ve called for some help. He said he had some rope.”

On the night of the incident Mylinski took photographs and a short film of Mr Borczakat.

He told police that it went wrong.

He attempted CPR on him and called an ambulance.

While he was waiting for the ambulance he said he chucked the rope in the lake and hid the chair in a bush. “I do not know why I did it,” he said.

“Some stupid idea suddenly became a matter of death or life.”

The trial continues.
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