Life sentences for pair who murdered Piotr Lacheta in Cowgate Cemetery in Dover
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Updated: 16:21, 25 February 2021
The mother of the homeless man brutally murdered by two killers in a Dover cemetery has has told of losing her treasure .
Janine Lacheta wrote: I wish I could look straight into the eyes of the murderers and ask them why they were tormenting and abusing my son in such a cruel way?
Justin Burnett and Claire Lunn have been convicted of murder. Picture: Kent Police I think they are people without a heart who do not understand human feelings in a mother s heart. They have deprived me of the meaning of my life in such a brutal way, taking away my biggest treasure.
Jury considers verdict in murder trial after homeless Piotr Lacheta was found in Cowgate Cemetery, Dover
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The jury in the Dover Graveyard murder trial has retired to consider its verdict.
Homeless Piotr Lacheta died after being beaten and stamped on at the Cowgate Cemetery in Dover.
Cowgate Cenetery where Piotr Lacheta s body was found by a dog walker
Accused are Mr Lachetaâs girlfriend Clare Lunn, 48, and Justin Burnett, 38, who were both homeless at the time of the killing.
The jury at Maidstone Crown Court heard that part of Mr Lachetaâs ear was bitten off and his body dragged along the graveyard where he had been living in a tent beside another tent occupied by Lunn.
Grave yard murder trial: Security guard heard argument in Cowgate Cemetery on night homeless man was killed
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Updated: 13:00, 27 January 2021
A Dover security guard told a murder trial how she heard an argument near her home just hours before a man was discovered battered to death.
But she didn t know the victim was one of the men involved in the row.
Homeless Piotr Lacheta had been living in a tent in Cowgate Cemetery. Picture: GoFundMe
The jury at Maidstone Crown Court heard how Piotr Lacheta - known as Polish Pete - was beaten to death in Cowgate Cemetery in 2019.
Homeless Justin Burnett, 38, and Claire Lunn, 48, have both denied murder.
Graveyard murder trial: Suspect s girlfriend says co-defendant threatened to kill homeless man in Dover
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Updated: 17:58, 19 January 2021
The girlfriend of the suspect accused of killing a homeless man in a graveyard has told a jury how one of the defendants made threats to kill the victim.
Lisa Taylor, 45, has been in a relationship with Justin Burnett, who is also homeless, after losing her flat.
Piotr Lacheta. Picture: GoFundMe
On September 30, Mrs Taylor and Burnett, 38, had been together when she went to stay the night at her mother s home. Her boyfriend returned to Dover later and he and homeless Claire Lunn, 48, were arrested and charged with killing Mr Lacheta - known as Polish Pete - whose body was discovered in the graveyard.