Ukrainian man charged with murder after stabbing five at Polish monastery, killing priest
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Ukrainian man charged with murder after stabbing five at Polish monastery, killing priest
Ukrainian man kills priest, injures four in knife attack at Polish monastery
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A 31-year-old Ukrainian man, Ihor M., was ordered held in pretrial detention for three months on Saturday after a court in Jarosław, Poland, approved prosecutors’ request for his arrest in connection with a deadly knife attack at a Benedictine monastery.
The attack occurred Thursday morning at the Benedictine Sisters’ Abbey in Jarosław, where Ihor M. stabbed five people, killing a priest and injuring four others, according to prosecutors. Authorities said the suspect entered the monastery kitchen, took a knife, and attacked four men and one woman. The priest died after attempting to stop the assailant.
Ihor M. was not present at the hearing due to his health condition. Prosecutor Bożena Harasz-Wołoszyn of the Przemyśl District Prosecutor’s Office said the court ruled that his detention must take place in a hospital setting, specifically a facility with a high-security psychiatric ward . Psychiatrists diagnosed him with acute polymorphic psychotic disorder, rendering him unable to participate in proceedings, she added.
Prosecutors have charged Ihor M. with murder, attempted murder, and causing grievous bodily harm, but have not yet formally presented the charges to him due to his mental state. Harasz-Wołoszyn stated that a separate psychiatric evaluation will determine his mental capacity at the time of the attack .
Two victims remain in serious condition at a hospital in Jarosław, while a third is being treated in Przeworsk. A fourth victim was discharged Thursday evening from a hospital in Przemyśl. Investigators said Ihor M. entered Poland from Germany on Sept. 23 via the Świecko border crossing, intending to travel to Ukraine, but his car lacked mandatory insurance. He abandoned the vehicle in Korczowa and reached Jarosław by private transport, which has been seized for evidence .
Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar expressed regret over the incident and denied media reports that Ihor M. had served in the Ukrainian military . The motive for the attack remains under investigation.
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