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Man tortured and set on fire to be 'taught lesson'
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- Tomasz Samel was kidnapped in Birmingham in 2019 by men posing as Interpol officers, tortured, doused in petrol, set on fire, and later died in hospital after being abandoned in a remote location.
- The attack was allegedly to "teach a lesson" after Samel lost 10 million illicit cigarettes worth £1 million, linked to organised crime and smuggling from Poland.
- Four men—Neil Jones, Kevin Wooden, Kye Arthur, and Tobiasz Kozlowski—are on trial for Samel’s murder, with Jones admitting manslaughter and conspiracy charges, while the others deny murder.
- The prosecution alleges Wooden and Arthur were involved in the kidnapping and planning, while Jones and Kozlowski were present during the torture; Kozlowski’s wife is also charged with assisting an offender.
- The trial is ongoing at Birmingham Crown Court as the prosecution presents evidence of the conspiracy and violent assault leading to Samel’s death.
