Man Accused of Murdering Roommate and Chopping Up His Body While Stealing His Identity, Prosecutors Claim

A man in England is accused of murdering and dismembering his housemate before impersonating him, according to reports.

Marcin Majerkiewicz has denied in court murdering Stuart Everett at their home in Winton, Greater Manchester, after police found 27 pieces of the victim’s body parts in April 2024, BBC News, The Times and Manchester Evening News reported. 

A third of Everett’s body was recovered by police after his lower abdomen and thighs were first found “wrapped in cling film” by members of the public at the Kersal Dale nature reserve in Salford on April 4. He is believed to have died between March 27 and 28, according to reports.  

During the police investigation, detectives found that a man “was seen entering the pathway nearby carrying a heavy blue bag, walking to the wooded area where the body part was found” at around 5:00 p.m. local time before reemerging with the bag “folded up,” BBC News reported.

Majerkiewicz, who is Polish, was traced and arrested on suspicion of murder on April 25, per The Times. Police later found blood stains and “a clean-up operation” during a search at his home, according to reports. 

Manchester Crown Court heard that police found two mobile phones on Majerkiewicz, including one belonging to Everett, who was also Polish, and “several bank cards in his name,” which enabled them to identify the victim, the outlet reported. 

Prosecutors claim the defendant sent texts and birthday cards posing as Everett to his family after his death, including a birthday message to Everett’s niece on April 16 “sent in terminology which was not consistent to be from him” and a birthday card to his brother Richard Ziemacki, per The Times.

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Majerkiewicz’s fingerprints were reportedly found on the card, according to prosecutors. He is also accused of having used Everett’s bank account to pay rent on April 6 before sharing that he was planning to move out, according to reports. 

Prosecutors claimed in court that Majerkiewicz had a “growing sense of frustration” and wrote in a text message to his partner before his death, ” ‘The f—– heard what I’m planning,’ ” per Manchester Evening News. 

The pathology of the fragments recovered from Everett’s skull indicates that he sustained a “severe blunt force physical assault” with “repeated blows to his head.” It was also determined that a hacksaw was used to dismember the body, per Manchester Evening News.  

A third Polish man named Michal Polchowski lived at the same address as the defendant and victim, but he has not been charged or linked to the murder, according to The Times.

The investigation is ongoing as of the time of publication. PEOPLE reached out to Manchester Crown Court for comment, but they did not immediately respond.