Four bodies found in Skawina apartment: police suspect father killed family and himself
Police discovered the bodies of a young couple, their 8-day-old daughter, and the grandmother in a locked apartment in Skawina on Friday. Investigators believe the 35-year-old father killed his family before taking his own life.
Discovery
On Friday, July 3, at 3:14 p.m., the grandfather of an 8-day-old girl called the 112 emergency number. He had been trying to reach his daughter, son-in-law, wife, and newborn granddaughter at their apartment on Niepodległości Street in Skawina, a town near Kraków. When he arrived, the door was locked from the inside, and he could hear phones ringing but no one answering. Firefighters from the Kraków regional headquarters arrived four minutes later, at 3:18 p.m. Looking through a second-floor window, they saw blood inside. They forced the door open together with police. Inside, they found the bodies of four people with injuries that appeared to have been made by a sharp instrument.
- Gabriela G. gives birth to a daughter via cesarean section.
- Grandfather calls 112, unable to reach family; hears phones ringing inside.
- Fire brigade arrives at Niepodległości Street apartment.
- Forced entry; four bodies discovered with sharp-tool injuries.
Victims
The dead were identified as Gabriela G., 27, her husband Mateusz G., 35, their 8-day-old daughter, and Gabriela’s mother, 59. All were Polish citizens. The young couple had moved into the apartment about a year earlier, buying and renovating it with plans for a family. Gabriela gave birth via cesarean section, and her mother had moved in temporarily to help care for the newborn and her recovering daughter. Mateusz G. had taken leave from his job at a local Kaufland supermarket to be with his wife.
Investigation
Police are treating the case as a suspected extended suicide. Podinsp. Katarzyna Cisło, spokesperson for the Małopolska police, told reporters that the most probable hypothesis is that the 35-year-old man killed his wife, child, and mother-in-law before taking his own life.
She stressed that the apartment had no history of police interventions or domestic violence reports in at least five years. Neighbors also said the couple never caused disturbances. All four bodies have been sent for autopsy to determine the exact cause and time of death. The investigation is being supervised by the district prosecutor’s office.The bodies had injuries most likely inflicted with a sharp tool, so one of our leads is an extended suicide.
Community reaction
Coworkers at the Kaufland market, where Mateusz G. had worked for five years unloading deliveries and stocking shelves, described him as a calm, cheerful man who never showed aggression.
The company arranged psychological counseling for staff. Neighbors expressed shock, saying the building had always been quiet.He was so happy about the birth of this baby. A few days ago he took time off work to be with his wife and help her after the birth. None of us can believe he could do something bad. He was such a good man.
The grandfather who raised the alarm was reportedly in such a severe state of shock that police were concerned for his life.It’s a tragedy, really hard to say anything. It was always a peaceful block, at least I never heard of anything happening there.
Aftermath
Forensic teams worked at the scene for hours, and the street was closed off with multiple emergency vehicles. The tragedy has deeply shaken Skawina, a town of about 24,000 people. Local authorities have not released further details pending the autopsy results.
