A Colombian immigrant murdered a person in Poland and sparked strong protests

A 29-year-old Colombian citizen was arrested in Poland after being involved in the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old man during a fight at a restaurant in Nowe, a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The incident occurred on Saturday night, when a violent brawl broke out between two groups of men, which led to a police intervention.

Joanna Tarkowska, spokesperson for the local police, confirmed that the victim, a resident of Świecie County, died as a result of multiple stab wounds. In total, eleven men were detained: eight Colombians, who worked at a local plant, and three residents of Nowe.

Four of the Colombians were arrested after a car chase in which they tried to force a patrol car off the road before crashing. All were intoxicated. The main suspect in the stabbing was arrested at his residence, a shared dormitory.

The police indicated that of the eight Colombians detained, six were ''legally'' in Poland, one had received a deportation order, and the immigration status of the eighth is still under investigation.

The suspect was formally interrogated this Monday in the presence of an interpreter. According to preliminary investigations, neither the assailant nor the victim was directly involved in the initial fight that preceded the attack.

On Sunday, around 100 people gathered in Nowe's main square, near the crime scene, where they shouted slogans against illegal immigrants and demanded their expulsion from the country, reflecting growing social tension over migration issues.

This incident occurs in an already heated context due to another high-profile crime that took place on June 12 in Toruń, a nearby city, where a young woman identified as Klaudia, aged 24, died after being stabbed multiple times.

Klaudia, a doctoral student and waitress, died on June 27 after being in critical condition for two weeks. The autopsy revealed brain trauma as the cause of death, and the body showed wounds to the head, neck, and chest, as well as defensive injuries.

For that crime, a 19-year-old Venezuelan citizen, identified as Yomeykert R.S. (name withheld under Polish privacy laws), was arrested on the initial charge of attempted murder, which is expected to be changed to homicide in the coming days.

The suspect had been in Poland since February and was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the attack. He remains in pretrial detention for at least three months.

Klaudia's murder sparked a wave of public outrage. On Sunday, about 10,000 people marched silently through the streets of Toruń in a demonstration organized by nationalist groups.

The march ended at Glazja Park, the crime scene, where participants placed a wooden cross, flowers, and candles. The event concluded peacefully with the singing of the national anthem.

Both crimes have intensified the national debate on immigration and public safety in Poland. In response to growing social unrest, the Polish government reintroduced temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania to strengthen migrant surveillance.

The measure follows similar trends implemented by countries such as Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and has caused tensions within the Schengen free movement area.

Polish leftist Prime Minister Donald Tusk explained that the controls aim to curb the passage of migrants trying to cross into Western Europe from Belarus through Latvia and Lithuania. However, some German and Polish officials expressed skepticism about the actual effectiveness of these controls and their impact on commercial traffic.

From Germany, the coordinator of German-Polish relations, Knut Abraham, warned of possible congestion at border crossings. Meanwhile, the mayor of the Polish border city of Zgorzelec, Rafal Gronicz, downplayed the migration threat, calling it ''fake news''.