A woman has been found guilty of murdering her partner, before cutting her body in two and burying the remains in her back garden more than 15 years ago.
Anna Podedworna, 40, has been found guilty at Derby Crown Court of murdering her former girlfriend Izabela Zablocka, 30.
Ms Zablocka was first reported missing in 2010, and her remains were found buried in Princes Street, Derby, on June 1 , 2025.
She then buried her remains in bin bags in a “filthy, makeshift grave”
Ms Zablocka, a mother of one, was reported to police in August 2010 after losing contact with her family.
Her mother was the last person to hear from her, after the pair shared a phone call on August 28, 2010.
Gordon Aspden KC said shortly after this call, she was murdered by the defendant.
Izabela Zablocka was first reported missing in 2010, and her remains were found buried in Princes Street, Derby, on June 1 , 2025
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DERBYSHIRE POLICE
Podedworna, a Polish turkey butcher, cut Ms Zablocka in half with a kitchen knife, trussing the victim up “like a chicken” with electrical tape.
Prosecutor Gordon Aspden KC said that “mounting pressure” caused Podedworna to “crack”, and email the police, last year when a Polish television journalist flew to the UK to interview her.
The email from Podedworna detailed where the body would be found.
Officers then recovered Ms Zablocka’s remains under concrete blocks in the garden of a terraced house on Princes Street.
She shared the house with Podedworna after the pair moved to the UK from Poland together.
Podedworna claimed Zablocka died by “accident” during a violent confrontation, and claimed she ended up killing her partner in “self-defence”.
The jury took seven hours and six minutes to come to a decision. When the verdict was delivered, Podedworna showed no emotion.
The defendant will be sentenced at Derby Crown Court on Wednesday.
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