WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s health minister says that Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz has died from stab wounds a day after being attacked onstage by an ex-convict at a charity event.
Lukasz Szumowski said Monday that the doctors who were fighting to save Adamowicz’s life informed him the mayor had died.
Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro says prosecutors are looking closely at the trial five years ago of the man accused of stabbing the mayor of Gdansk and wounding him severely.
The suspect in Sunday’s stabbing of Pawel Adamowicz was convicted of involvement in bank robberies and served the 5½-year prison term in full.
Ziobro, who is also the country’s chief prosecutor, said Monday the term was not very high given the crime, and noted the man was refused parole three times.
Ziobro, a prominent figure in the right-wing government, said he found no words to describe the “evil” of this “terrible event.”
He said the thoughts and prayers of everyone were with Adamowicz’s family, and expressed hope that his life will be saved, but said everything is in the hands of “providence.”
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