The young man died in the rectory. Important court decision

On Monday, the court heard an appeal against the decision to discontinue the investigation into the death of the 31-year-old by the District Prosecutor's Office in Płock. It was brought by a representative of a person from the deceased's family.

On September 7, 2024, the police received a report about the death of a man in the apartment of the then vicar in the parish rectory in Drobin. An investigation into unintentional manslaughter was initiated by the District Prosecutor's Office in Sierpc. It was then taken over by the District Prosecutor's Office in Płock. In July, investigators announced that they had discontinued the proceedings due to the lack of evidence of a crime. The decision to discontinue also concerned the failure to provide assistance to the 31-year-old.

On Monday, the District Court in Sierpc overturned the entire decision of the District Prosecutor's Office in Płock to discontinue the investigation and referred the case for further investigation, judge Iwona Wiśniewska-Bartoszewska, spokeswoman for the District Court in Płock, to which the Sierpc court is subordinated, told PAP.

What is known about the circumstances of the 31-year-old's death?

The court found that the collected evidence justified the conduct of proceedings regarding unintentional manslaughter and failure to provide assistance. The final decision on the direction of the investigation would be made after determining who bought the drugs that led to the young man's death.

According to the court regarding death in the rectory, the following are needed: additional opinions in the field of toxicology and forensic medicine.

Current findings show that the 31-year-old's death was due to cardiorespiratory failure and was caused by poisoning the body with various substances. Investigators did not reveal what substances were involved, citing the interests of the investigation and sensitive data related to the deceased man's previous health condition.

The vicar from Drobin is no longer a priest

The Płock Diocesan Curia was also responsible for clarifying the circumstances of the death at the rectory in September 2024. She expressed "deep regret and sadness about this tragedy" and announced that "the priest had been removed from the position of vicar and left the parish."

The former vicar of the parish in Drobin finally left the priesthood.