A man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner whose body parts were found scattered across Greater Manchester last year.
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Stuart Everett’s torso was found wrapped in clear plastic by a passer-by in Kersal Dale Wetlands on 4 April last year.
More remains were found at other sites – after police searched 16 separate locations.
Marcin Majerkiewicz pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and manslaughter in July last year. The 42-year-old shared a home with Mr Everett in Winton along with one other man.
It is thought the 67-year-old, originally from Derby and born Roman Ziemacki to Polish parents, was killed between 27 and 28 March last year.
A jury at Manchester Crown Court heard that the pensioner’s body was dismembered into 27 pieces using a hacksaw and serrated blade.
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Mr Everett was bludgeoned to death with a hammer-type weapon, with severe injuries to his head and skull, according to a Home Office pathologist.
Jurors were told that only about one-third of his body had been recovered.
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