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A Polish cleaner who murdered a wealthy 94-year-old widow and went on a shopping spree with her bank cards has been jailed for life.A Polish cleaner who murdered a wealthy 94-year-old widow and went on a shopping spree with her bank cards has been jailed for life.
Jolanta Kalinowsica strangled Thea Zaudy at her home in Notting Hill, west London, and emptied her bank account of £10,000, Oxford Crown Court heard.Jolanta Kalinowsica strangled Thea Zaudy at her home in Notting Hill, west London, and emptied her bank account of £10,000, Oxford Crown Court heard.
Kalinowsica's son helped dump the body, stuffed in a suitcase, in a field in Milton Common near Oxford last July.Kalinowsica's son helped dump the body, stuffed in a suitcase, in a field in Milton Common near Oxford last July.
The 41-year-old cleaner was ordered to serve at least 20 years in prison.The 41-year-old cleaner was ordered to serve at least 20 years in prison.
German refugeeGerman refugee
Kalinowsica, from Cavendish Avenue, Ealing, west London, was found guilty of murdering Mrs Zaudy on Friday.Kalinowsica, from Cavendish Avenue, Ealing, west London, was found guilty of murdering Mrs Zaudy on Friday.
Her son Adrian Lis, 23, of the same address, was jailed for four years after being found guilty of assisting an offender in the disposal of a body.Her son Adrian Lis, 23, of the same address, was jailed for four years after being found guilty of assisting an offender in the disposal of a body.
She (Mrs Zaudy) was a defenceless, frail, elderly lady who was otherwise very much on the ball Judge HallShe (Mrs Zaudy) was a defenceless, frail, elderly lady who was otherwise very much on the ball Judge Hall
His girlfriend Monilca Sienkiewicz, 19, also of the same address, was cleared of assisting an offender by removing evidence and by the removal of a body.His girlfriend Monilca Sienkiewicz, 19, also of the same address, was cleared of assisting an offender by removing evidence and by the removal of a body.
Lukasz Gadja, 25, who lived in Ealing, was also cleared of assisting an offender by removing a body.Lukasz Gadja, 25, who lived in Ealing, was also cleared of assisting an offender by removing a body.
Jurors heard Kalinowsica and Lis, along with Lis's unwitting girlfriend, took the suitcase on a London Underground train before being driven to Milton Common where they dumped the body in a field and set light to it.Jurors heard Kalinowsica and Lis, along with Lis's unwitting girlfriend, took the suitcase on a London Underground train before being driven to Milton Common where they dumped the body in a field and set light to it.
No angelNo angel
Judge Hall said of Mrs Zaudy: "She was a defenceless, frail, elderly lady who was otherwise very much on the ball".Judge Hall said of Mrs Zaudy: "She was a defenceless, frail, elderly lady who was otherwise very much on the ball".
He told Kalinowsica: "Having killed her, you went out and spent all her money in a spree of spending.He told Kalinowsica: "Having killed her, you went out and spent all her money in a spree of spending.
"The killing was utterly callous and thereafter you have been devious and manipulative in the way you got other people to help you.""The killing was utterly callous and thereafter you have been devious and manipulative in the way you got other people to help you."
Sentencing Lis, the judge said: "You are no angel but I'm not sure how much of a devil you are. I think you were drawn into this by your mother."Sentencing Lis, the judge said: "You are no angel but I'm not sure how much of a devil you are. I think you were drawn into this by your mother."
Thea Zaudy moved to Britain during World War IIThea Zaudy moved to Britain during World War II
The court heard Mrs Zaudy fled to Britain with her husband during World War II to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.The court heard Mrs Zaudy fled to Britain with her husband during World War II to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.
The couple had no children and after her husband's death Mrs Zaudy was left with no close family and was "very comfortably well-off".The couple had no children and after her husband's death Mrs Zaudy was left with no close family and was "very comfortably well-off".
Police believe Kalinowsica murdered her employer after being caught stealing money from a large stash she kept in the flat.Police believe Kalinowsica murdered her employer after being caught stealing money from a large stash she kept in the flat.
Jurors were shown CCTV footage of Kalinowsica and Lis, accompanied by Miss Sienkiewicz, lugging a heavy suitcase away from Mrs Zaudy's flat.Jurors were shown CCTV footage of Kalinowsica and Lis, accompanied by Miss Sienkiewicz, lugging a heavy suitcase away from Mrs Zaudy's flat.
But Miss Sienkiewicz had no idea what the suitcase contained and returned home when Kalinowsica and Lis were picked up by Mr Gadja at Ealing Broadway station.But Miss Sienkiewicz had no idea what the suitcase contained and returned home when Kalinowsica and Lis were picked up by Mr Gadja at Ealing Broadway station.
The trio drove to Milton Common where they set fire to the suitcase which Mr Gadja was told contained documents they had been paid to destroy.The trio drove to Milton Common where they set fire to the suitcase which Mr Gadja was told contained documents they had been paid to destroy.
Mrs Zaudy's charred remains were found a day later and police were able to make the connection when concerned friends reported her missing.Mrs Zaudy's charred remains were found a day later and police were able to make the connection when concerned friends reported her missing.
After the sentencing a spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "This was a horrific murder of a 94-year-old lady who had survived considerable adversity in her life, only for her life to be taken by those she trusted."