Court upholds 18-year jail sentences for Polish murder

An appellate court in Olomouc on Wednesday upheld 18-year prison sentences for two Polish citizens who murdered their 49-year-old compatriot in Velké Meziříčí, some 150 km east of Prague, in January 2011. The two men severely beat the victim in a hotel room; after they left, the man bled to death. After serving their sentences, both Poles will also be expelled indefinitely from the Czech Republic.

Author: Jan Richter