Harlow: Polish police on patrol where Arek Jozwik was killed in 'hate crime'

Fiona Simpson16 September 2016
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Police officers from Poland have been on patrol in Essex after a Polish man was killed in a suspected “hate crime” attack.

Arkadiusz Jozwik, 40, was killed following an attack outside a takeaway in The Stow on Saturday, August 27 at around 11.35pm.

He died in hospital two days later after he suffered head injuries.

Two other men, believed to be friends of the victim, were also assaulted.

Six teenage boys were arrested following the attack, which is being treated as a suspected hate crime.

Essex Police accepted an offer by the Polish State Police earlier this month to send two officers to support their engagement work with Polish residents in the town.

Second Lieutenant Bartosz Czernicki and Chief Sergeant Dariusz Tybura – who work for the International Co-operation division of the Polish State Police, based in Warsaw – have joined British officers on patrol.

District commander Chief Inspector Alan Ray said the officers were working to help police engage with “members of the Polish community who do not speak English as their first language”.

They have no investigative role and no police powers.

Second Lieutenant Czernicki said: “The aim of our visit is to establish co-operation with the local Polish community, and to make it easier for them to report various incidents to the police.

“We are collecting various information and we will pass these suggestions on to the Essex Police.”

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