Polish factory worker, 31, killed his 23-year-old British graduate girlfriend to cash in on her life insurance after hatching plot with lover and her uncle.
Rafal Nowak, 31, killed his girlfriend Catherine Wells-Burr as she slept after he hatched the murder plot with his former partner Anna Lagwinowicz who he had got back together with.
Nowak, his lover and her uncle allegedly faked a trail of text messages to imply someone else was responsible and the victim's body was dumped at the roadside in her car and set on fire to claim a six-figure insurance payout.
His mistress Anna Lagwinowicz and her uncle, Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, both Polish, helped to dispose of her body. Dmytryszyn drove the corpse to a field and it was set on fire using petrol.
Miss Wells-Burr, 23, was said to have been looking forward to a future with Nowak after they bought a house together, with Aviva insurance cover on their mortgage. The trio are accused of murdering her so Nowak could gain ownership of the property and cash in the £123,000 policy.
They planted fake messages suggesting their victim was having an affair with a 'mystery man' who they hoped would be blamed for her death. They burned Miss Wells-Burr's body in her Ford Focus early in the morning to allow Nowak to get to work and have an alibi.
Miss Wells-Burr was suffocated in bed for her new-build 'smart' home.
Nowak and Lagwinowicz struck up a relationship after he moved from Poland in 2008, leaving behind his wife and child. But in 2010 he met Miss Wells-Burr and two-timed both women before leaving Lagwinowicz.
Miss Wells-Burr and Nowak moved in together after she graduated from Bath Spa university. She became a business analyst for Numatic International – maker of Henry vacuum cleaners – where Nowak, her parents and sister were also employed.
Nowak played the role of doting boyfriend just days before Catherine's death, holding hands and kissing her in front of family members. They planned the murder together with the input and help of Lagwinowicz's uncle. By killing Catherine in those early hours, they knew they would secure a life insurance policy as a result, and the home.
Rafal Nowak, 31, killed his girlfriend Catherine Wells-Burr as she slept after he hatched the murder plot with his former partner Anna Lagwinowicz who he had got back together with.
Nowak, his lover and her uncle allegedly faked a trail of text messages to imply someone else was responsible and the victim's body was dumped at the roadside in her car and set on fire to claim a six-figure insurance payout.
His mistress Anna Lagwinowicz and her uncle, Tadevsz Dmytryszyn, both Polish, helped to dispose of her body. Dmytryszyn drove the corpse to a field and it was set on fire using petrol.
Miss Wells-Burr, 23, was said to have been looking forward to a future with Nowak after they bought a house together, with Aviva insurance cover on their mortgage. The trio are accused of murdering her so Nowak could gain ownership of the property and cash in the £123,000 policy.
They planted fake messages suggesting their victim was having an affair with a 'mystery man' who they hoped would be blamed for her death. They burned Miss Wells-Burr's body in her Ford Focus early in the morning to allow Nowak to get to work and have an alibi.
Miss Wells-Burr was suffocated in bed for her new-build 'smart' home.
Nowak and Lagwinowicz struck up a relationship after he moved from Poland in 2008, leaving behind his wife and child. But in 2010 he met Miss Wells-Burr and two-timed both women before leaving Lagwinowicz.
Miss Wells-Burr and Nowak moved in together after she graduated from Bath Spa university. She became a business analyst for Numatic International – maker of Henry vacuum cleaners – where Nowak, her parents and sister were also employed.
Nowak played the role of doting boyfriend just days before Catherine's death, holding hands and kissing her in front of family members. They planned the murder together with the input and help of Lagwinowicz's uncle. By killing Catherine in those early hours, they knew they would secure a life insurance policy as a result, and the home.
