Man's body cut into 27 pieces, trial hears

The court heard Mr Majerkiewicz was seen on CCTV carrying a bag to the area where some of the remains were found

A man's body was cut into 27 pieces and left across Greater Manchester, a jury has heard.

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, has denied the murder of Stuart Everett, whose remains were first discovered by a member of the public in an abandoned bunker at a nature reserve in Salford in April last year.

The prosecution in the trial at Manchester Crown Court allege he was caught on CCTV making numerous trips to the Kersal Dale area to dump the 67-year-old's body parts.

Both men lived in a house in the Winton area of Salford where police found evidence of blood stains and a clean-up operation, the court was told.

Mr Everett is believed to have died between 27 and 28 March last year before his body was cut up.

Jason Pitter KC, opening the prosecution case, said the "gruesome" discovery of his torso at Kersal Dale triggered investigations that led to other body parts being found at six other locations in Greater Manchester.

Mr Majerkiewicz has also denied an alternative charge of manslaughter.

Mr Everett lived in a shared house with the defendant

Mr Everett was of Polish heritage and was born with the name Roman Ziemacki, the court heard.

He lived at a shared house at 95 Worsely Road, in Winton, as the sole tenant, responsible for the rent but sub-let rooms in the property to others including Mr Majerkiewicz.

An increase in rent may have led to "tension" between the two men, the court heard.

The prosecutor said after the initial torso find police scoured CCTV from the area around Kersal Dale on 4 April 2024.

Mr Everett's remains were found in six different locations across Greater Manchester

Detectives found, two days before, about 17:00 BST, a man was seen entering the pathway nearby carrying a heavy blue bag, walking to the wooded area where the body part was found.

The same person was seen to emerge a short while later holding the bag folded up.

Mr Majerkiewicz was traced and arrested on suspicion of murder as he matched the man in the CCTV footage, the court heard.

He had on him two mobile phones, one belonging to Mr Everett along with the victim's bank cards, the court was told.

When police searched Mr Majerkiewicz's address they found evidence of bloodstaining and a clean-up operation, showing "something terrible had happened in that house", Mr Pitter added.

'Blunt force'

Analysis of Mr Majerkiewicz's phone movements and CCTV footage showed him making a number of journeys with bags before returning, the court heard.

At one location, Chesterfield Close in Winton, nine packages were recovered, the court was told.

Recoveries at Linneyshaw Colliery Wood included other body parts wrapped in cling film, while others were found at Blackleach Reservoir

Jurors were told only around one third of Mr Everett's body was recovered.

Back at their home address, officers found blood-staining in the kitchen and a piece of cut-out carpet from the defendant's bedroom, the court was told.

Pathology of the skull fragments showed Mr Everett had been subject to a "sustained, severe blunt force physical assault", with repeated blows to his head, shattering and fracturing his skull.

The trial continues.