Inquest hearing set three years after Costessey deaths

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 09:50 · Archive

A pre-inquest review has been scheduled for November 2026 into the deaths of four people found at a house in Allan Bedford Crescent, Queen's Hills, Costessey, on 19 January 2024. Natasha Kuczynska, eight, her sister Yosita Jasmin Kuczynska, twelve, their father Bartlomiej Jakub Kuczynski, forty-five, and their aunt Kanticha Sukpengpanao, thirty-six, all suffered fatal knife wounds to their necks. Police are treating the deaths of the two girls and their aunt as murder, while Kuczynski's death is not being treated as suspicious.

The case has prompted questions about missed opportunities to intervene. Shortly before 6am on the morning of the deaths, Kuczynski called Norfolk Police expressing concerns about his mental health. During the emergency call, he told a call handler he had a knife and had 'lost the plot'. Officers were not dispatched and he was advised to seek medical assistance. Around an hour later, police received another call from a member of the public concerned about the welfare of those inside the property.

Coroner Maeve Sykes has listed the pre-inquest review for 26 November 2026. An inquiry by the Independent Office for Police Conduct is examining Norfolk Constabulary's handling of the emergency calls made before the tragedy.

How it is being reported

• Another hearing set nearly three years after Costessey tragedyA further hearing has been scheduled into the deaths of a man and three members of his family who he killed at a house on the outskirts of Norwich.Eastern Daily Press · 31 Oct, 09:00
• Another hearing set nearly three years after Costessey tragedyA further hearing has been scheduled into the deaths of a man and three members of his family who he killed at a house on the outskirts of Norwich.Norwich Evening News · 31 Oct, 09:00

In this story: Natasha Kuczynska · Yosita Jasmin Kuczynska · Bartlomiej Jakub Kuczynski · Kanticha Sukpengpanao · Norfolk Constabulary · Independent Office for Police Conduct · Costessey · Norfolk

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