Stuart Everett resided in a shared house with the defendant Marcin Majerkiewicz. A man who was brutally dismembered into 27 pieces was allegedly killed with a hammer-type weapon as revealed during a recent murder trial. The remains of Stuart Everett were discovered by a member of the public in an abandoned bunker at a nature reserve in Salford in April of the previous year. Dr. Philip Lumb, a pathologist from the Home Office, stated in court that his examination of Mr. Everett’s remains displayed severe injuries to his head and skull. Marcin Majerkiewicz, aged 42, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of murdering Mr. Everett between March 27 and 28 the previous year, as well as an alternative charge of manslaughter.
Stuart Everett, originally Roman Ziemacki from Derby and born to Polish parents, had been living with Mr. Majerkiewicz and another Polish individual in a terrace house in Winton, Salford. Dr. Lumb informed the jurors that after Mr. Everett was killed, his body was dismembered using a hacksaw and a serrated blade. The gruesome discovery of Stuart Everett’s remains led to a murder investigation being initiated following the finding of a human torso in Kersal Dale nature reserve on April 4 the prior year. Mr. Majerkiewicz was apprehended by the police after being observed on CCTV carrying a heavy bag at Kersal Dale. He is accused of placing body parts in bags and taking bus rides to various locations to dispose of the evidence.
During the trial, Dr. Lumb displayed a model of Mr. Everett’s skull indicating injuries to the back right side of the head. When questioned about the cause of these injuries, Dr. Lumb suggested they were likely inflicted by a curved, blunt, heavy weapon, such as a hammer, although he couldn’t definitively confirm the exact weapon used. Regarding the dismemberment, Dr. Lumb mentioned that tool-marker analysis indicated a hacksaw, likely with a serrated edge, was used to cut through the bone. It was noted that only around one third of Mr. Everett’s body has been recovered.
Denying both manslaughter and murder charges, Mr. Majerkiewicz continues to maintain his innocence. For further updates on this story, you can listen to BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds, and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. Story ideas can also be shared via Whatsapp at 0808 100 2230.
