"A turkey butcher who cut her girlfriend in half with a kitchen knife and buried her in a garden has been found guilty of murder. Anna Podedworna, 40, killed Izabela Zablocka before trussing her up like a chicken with electrical tape. She then buried her remains in bin bags in a "filthy, makeshift grave". Derby Crown Court heard that Ms Zablocka, a 30-year-old mother of one, lost contact with her family in August 2010 and was reported to the police as missing. Prosecutor Gordon Aspden KC said that "mounting pressure" caused Podedworna to "crack" and email the police in 2025 when a Polish TV journalist flew to the UK to interview her."
"In June, officers found Ms Zablocka's remains under concrete hardstanding in the garden of a terraced house in Princes Street, Normanton, Derby, which she shared with Podedworna after they moved to the UK from Poland together. The defendant will be sentenced at the same court on Wednesday. Anna Podedworna's trial was held at Derby Crown Court (PA Archive) Jurors unanimously convicted Podedworna, of Boyer Street, Derby, of murder, preventing a lawful burial and perverting the course of justice."
Anna Podedworna, 40, killed her girlfriend Izabela Zablocka and dismembered her body, then bound and buried the remains in bin bags in a garden. Ms Zablocka, a 30-year-old mother, lost contact with her family in August 2010 and was reported missing. Officers discovered the remains under concrete hardstanding in the shared house garden in Normanton, Derby, in June. Prosecutors said mounting pressure led Podedworna to contact police in 2025 after a Polish TV journalist visited the UK. Employment records and testimony identified Podedworna as a skilled poultry butcher who took time off work after Zablocka's final contact. Jurors unanimously convicted her of murder, preventing a lawful burial and perverting the course of justice, with sentencing scheduled at Derby Crown Court.
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